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ENLARGED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
Example:
hypertrophied myocardial fibers
Synonyms:
enlarged; hypertrophied
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Enlarged to an abnormal degree
Example:
thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
Synonyms:
enlarged; exaggerated; magnified
Classified under:
Similar:
increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Larger than normal
Example:
enlarged joints
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Sense 4
Meaning:
As of a photograph; made larger
Example:
the enlarged photograph revealed many details
Synonyms:
blown-up; enlarged
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb enlarge
Context examples:
A microscope (device used to magnify small objects) that uses electrons (instead of light) to produce an enlarged image.
(Electron microscope, NCI Dictionary)
A drug used to treat urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate.
(Flomax, NCI Dictionary)
An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by enlarged lymph nodes and small cells that have cleaved (u-shaped) nuclei.
(Grade 1 follicular lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)
The pupils may be dilated (enlarged) with medicated eye drops so the doctor can see through the pupil to the back of the eye.
(Fundoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
Often form branching tubular structures, enlarged nuclei with prominent nucleolus.
(Mouse Islet Cell Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
These animals spontaneously developed enlarged hearts leading to heart failure and death.
(Healthy hearts need two proteins working together, National Institutes of Health)
Or, the extra hormones can come from enlarged parathyroid glands.
(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
It may develop in an enlarged or normal ovary and in the vast majority of cases is unilateral.
(Ovarian Torsion, NCI Thesaurus)
The ovaries may or may not be enlarged.
(Ovarian Stromal Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Ruth never read hunger in Martin's face, which had grown lean and had enlarged the slight hollows in the cheeks.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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