enlarged
Grown in size
Enlarged means made bigger than before.
A photograph can be enlarged for display.
An enlarged heart or enlarged prostate indicates abnormal growth, often pathological.
Figuratively, enlarged can mean expanded in scope: an enlarged understanding of the problem.
The noun enlargement follows the same patterns.
Lengthened in time or space
- broadenedIncreased in extent
- widenedMade more broad
- expandedMade larger or wider
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
amplified · increased · stretched · spread · escalated · enhanced · intensified · deepened
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
engorgement · bloated · inflamed · dilated · turgid · puffy · lymphedema · congested
Increased in apparent size
- zoomedMoved fast or magnified
- close-upNear-range photograph
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
telescope · binoculars · macro · blowup · high-resolution · detail · amplified · loupe
extended
Lengthened in time or space
augmented · amplified · increased · stretched · spread · escalated · enhanced · intensified · deepened · diversified
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
puffiness · engorgement · bloated · inflamed · dilated · turgid · puffy · lymphedema · congested · thickened
magnified
Increased in apparent size
- zoomedMoved fast or magnified
- close-upNear-range photograph
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
lens · telescope · binoculars · macro · blowup · high-resolution · detail · amplified · loupe · projection
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
mass · polyp · adenoma · carcinoma · sarcoma · lymphoma · cyst · fibroid · neoplasm · glioma
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- size wordsbig, small, short, huge, tiny
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, veins, bloodstream
- muscle conditionstoned, flexed, relaxed, tense, tight
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
enlargedshrunken
Reduced from original dimensions
reduced · contracted · diminished · shrunk · compressed
enlargednormal
Conforming to standard
healthy · unenlarged · atrophied · shrunken · reduced
enlargedreduced
Made less in amount
curtailed · restricted · narrowed · diminished · limited
- enlarged heart
- enlarged prostateOvergrown urethral-surrounding gland
- enlarged poresExpanded skin openings
- enlarged tonsilsOvergrown throat lymph tissue
- enlarged spleenPathologically oversized splenic organ
- enlarged liverPathologically increased hepatic size
enlarge, enlargement, enlarging, enlarges, enlargements, enlargers, enlargeable, enlarger, unenlarged