Hypertrophic (dictionary definition)
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Hypertrophic
'Hyper' means 'too much'. 'Trophy' means 'growth'. The word hypertrophy means excessive growth.
When a body tissue or body part is described as ‘hypertrophic’ it means that it is bigger than it should be, eg an hypertrophic scar is an abnormaly thickened scar.
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