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Noun: hypertrophy  hI'pur-tru-fee
  1. Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
Verb: hypertrophy  hI'pur-tru-fee
  1. Undergo hypertrophy
    "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"

Derived forms: hypertrophies, hypertrophying, hypertrophied

Type of: dysplasia, grow

Encyclopedia: Hypertrophy Hypertrophy, left ventricular Hypertrophy, right ventricular

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