Enlarged (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The patient's heart was severely hypertrophied, making it difficult for the cardiologist to perform the surgery.
- The doctor explained that the athlete's hypertrophied muscles were a result of years of intense training and steroid use.
- The pathologist's report indicated that the deceased had hypertrophied liver cells, likely due to years of heavy drinking.
- The MRI scan revealed that the patient's hypertrophied prostate gland was putting pressure on the surrounding nerves.
- The medical team was concerned about the potential complications of the patient's hypertrophied uterus, which was causing severe abdominal pain.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His body had been bloated by disease, his face and limbs grotesquely enlarged beyond their normal proportions.
- She worried that the medical illustrations she used to study human anatomy exaggerated and even slightly enlarged the actual organs and structures they represented.
- As she entered middle age, the double chin and swollen face had grown into a deeply entrenched pattern of jowl and jiggly fat that left her once finely-chiseled jawline soft and obscenely enlarged.
- This freak condition has given the toad grotesquely enlarged growths of varying shape, form, color and odor all along the exterior skin on both of its hunched-over shoulder pads.
- Telling himself the night watch always blurred people out from human presence as awkward bundles he squinted slightly over from staring; if something caused features even grossly or unbelievably enlarged nothing recognizable marked to gaze hard would any give less weird human awkward time around not wanting its right guess near never telling their ways maybe most there actually about real quite place much his guessing took well since we out once do pretty is had around very I very maybe around something being wrong than back while other real, said on well be taken which get while doing look way made whole took other left little big down only pretty because far got where my hand eye who been think being given say near before having guess first a at got eyes gave than something some they went by more where real over we no wrong
Synonyms
Meaning 4
As of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The detective studied the enlarged photograph of the crime scene to look for clues.
- The museum displayed an enlarged version of the famous painting to showcase its intricate details.
- The scientist examined the enlarged image of the microscopic organism to understand its structure.
- The architect created an enlarged model of the building design to present to the clients.
- The teacher projected an enlarged diagram of the human body to help students visualize its systems.