adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hypertrophic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 P ER0 T R OW1 F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
Raised but not to the extent of a keloid. Hypertrophic scars stay within the original area of a wound, while keloids extend beyond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Coordinate term: atrophic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hypertroph(y) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypertrophic From hypertroph(y) + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: hipertròfic — pertaining to hypertrophy
- Finnish: hypertrofinen — pertaining to hypertrophy
- French: hypertrophique — pertaining to hypertrophy
- German: hypertroph — pertaining to hypertrophy
- Greek: υπερτροφικός (ypertrofikós) — pertaining to hypertrophy
- Irish: hipeartrófach — pertaining to hypertrophy
- Italian: ipertrofico — pertaining to hypertrophy
- Spanish: hipertrófico — pertaining to hypertrophy