hypertrophic

English

Etymology

From hypertroph(y) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/

Adjective

hypertrophic (comparative more hypertrophic, superlative most hypertrophic)

1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 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’.

Derived terms

• hypertrophical
• hypertrophically
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• hypertrophic gastritis
• hypertrophic obesity
• hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
• hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
• prehypertrophic
• prohypertrophic
• pseudohypertrophic

 

Translations

pertaining to hypertrophy

• Catalan: hipertròfic
• Finnish: hypertrofinen (fi)
• French: hypertrophique (fr)
• German: hypertroph (de)
• Greek: υπερτροφικός (el) m (ypertrofikós)
• Irish: hipeartrófach
• Italian: ipertrofico (it)
• Spanish: hipertrófico (es)

Interlingua

Adjective

hypertrophic (not comparable)

1. hypertrophic