WORD - hypertrophic
hypertrophic adj.
- (medical term) nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells
- To grow or cause to grow abnormally large
Usage:
hypertrophic scars
"Why is American masculinity so hypertrophic?" Source: Daily Blague (A Google Search Result)
Others:
n. hypertrophy
intr. , tr.v. hy·per·tro·phied, hy·per·tro·phy·ing, hy·per·tro·phies
- (medical term) nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells
- To grow or cause to grow abnormally large
Usage:
hypertrophic scars
"Why is American masculinity so hypertrophic?" Source: Daily Blague (A Google Search Result)
Others:
n. hypertrophy
intr. , tr.v. hy·per·tro·phied, hy·per·tro·phy·ing, hy·per·tro·phies

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