hypertrophous,a.|haɪˈpɜːtrəfəs| [f. stem of hypertroph-y + -ous.] Characterized by or affected with hypertrophy. 1836–9Todd Cycl.Anat. II. 826/2 The hypertrophous condition.1876G. W. Balfour Dis. Heart ii. 60 The greatly dilated and hypertrophous left ventricle sends forward a wave of blood.