hypertrophic
English
Etymology
From hypertroph(y) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/
Adjective
hypertrophic (comparative more hypertrophic, superlative most hypertrophic)
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 360:
- Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 360:
Derived terms
- hypertrophical
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- hypertrophic gastritis
- hypertrophic obesity
- hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
- prehypertrophic
- prohypertrophic
- pseudohypertrophic
Translations
pertaining to hypertrophy
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