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[ adjective ] (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

Synonyms

enlarged

Examples

"hypertrophied myocardial fibers"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Many of the myocardial fibers were hypertrophied and had large , irregular , basophilic nuclei .

Related terms

atrophied

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