Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hypertrophy

1 sense of hypertrophy

Sense 1
hypertrophy -- (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)
       => dysplasia -- (abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hypertrophy

1 sense of hypertrophy

Sense 1
hypertrophy -- (undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids")
       => grow -- (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast")