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HYPERTROPHIED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypertrophied mean? 

HYPERTROPHIED (adjective)
  The adjective HYPERTROPHIED has 1 sense:

1. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cellsplay

  Familiarity information: HYPERTROPHIED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPERTROPHIED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

Synonyms:

enlarged; hypertrophied

Context example:

hypertrophied myocardial fibers

Antonym:

atrophied ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use)


 Context examples 


A condition in which the myocardium is hypertrophied without an obvious cause.

(Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

An electrocardiographic finding suggestive of a hypertrophied left ventricle, characterized by large QRS amplitudes, ST depression and T wave inversion.

(Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Strain by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An electrocardiographic finding suggestive of a hypertrophied left ventricle, characterized by large QRS amplitudes and secondary findings of left atrial enlargement, left axis deviation, or typical pattern of ST depression and T wave inversion.

(Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)



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