hypertrophic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
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, published 2013, page 360:
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(of a scar) 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.
Coordinate term: atrophic
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypertrophic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypertrophic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy · pseudohypertrophic · hypertrophic obesity · prohypertrophic · prehypertrophic · hypertrophic gastritis · hypertrophical · hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy · hypertrophic osteoarthropathy · nonhypertrophic · antihypertrophic · hypertrophically
Translations (8)
el υπερτροφικός (pertaining to hypertrophy) · es hipertrófico (pertaining to hypertrophy) · fi hypertrofinen (pertaining to hypertrophy) · ca hipertròfic (pertaining to hypertrophy) · it ipertrofico (pertaining to hypertrophy) · ga hipeartrófach (pertaining to hypertrophy) · fr hypertrophique (pertaining to hypertrophy) · de hypertroph (pertaining to hypertrophy)