hypertrophy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
Types & categories
- dysplasia hypernym
- adenomegaly hyponym
- cor pulmonale hyponym
- dactylomegaly hyponym
- elephantiasis hyponym
- splenomegaly hyponym
- gigantism hyponym
- acromegaly hyponym
Related & opposite
- hypertrophy derivation
Sense 2 verb
undergo hypertrophy
muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids
Types & categories
- grow hypernym
Related & opposite
- hypertrophy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypertrophy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dysplasia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adenomegaly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cor pulmonale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dactylomegaly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elephantiasis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splenomegaly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gigantism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acromegaly |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypertrophy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grow |