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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·per·tro·phy
(plural -phies) ETYMOLOGY probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper-+ -trophia -trophy DATE 1834 1. excessive development of an organ or part; specifically :increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication of parts 2. exaggerated growth or complexity
intransitive verb (-phied ; -phy·ing) DATE 1883 : to undergo hypertrophy Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hypertrophy hyper·trophy / hai5pE:trEfi; NAmE -5pE:r- / noun[U] (biology 生) an increase in the size of an organ or tissue because its cells grow in size (器官或组织的)肥大,过度生长 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: benign prostatic hypertrophy hy·per·tro·phy I. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷fē\ noun Etymology: probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper- + -trophia -trophy 1. : overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part (as that resulting from unusually steady or severe use or in compensation for an organic deficiency); specifically : increase in bulk without increase in the number of constituent elements that is produced by thickening of the muscle fibers < cardiac hypertrophy > — compare hyperplasia , hypotrophy 2. : exaggerated growth in size or complexity : excessive enlargement < economic concentration increasing at a parallel rate with business hypertrophy — Paul Johnson > < a certain hypertrophy in the contrapuntal writing making for very complicated listening — K.H.Wörner > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-es) transitive verb : to affect with hypertrophy intransitive verb : to increase or grow in size beyond the normal < a healthy kidney hypertrophies when the other fails > < orthodoxies hypertrophy as inspiration declines > |
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