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hypertrophy
noun
a considerable increase in the size of an organ or tissue, caused by enlargement of its cellular components
intransitive verb, transitive verb hypertrophied, hypertrophying
to undergo or cause to undergo hypertrophy
Related Forms:
- hypertrophic adjective
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