Question

excessive developement
hypoplasia
hypertrophy
achondroplasia
dystrophy

Explanation:

Analyze the definition

The prompt asks for the medical term meaning "Excessive development".

Break down the medical word parts

• Prefix "hyper-" means excessive, above, or beyond.
• Suffix "-trophy" means development, nourishment, or growth.
• Combining these parts yields "hypertrophy", which translates to excessive development.

Evaluate the other options

• "Hypoplasia" means underdevelopment or incomplete development (hypo- = under, -plasia = formation/development).
• "Achondroplasia" is a genetic disorder of bone growth (a- = without, chondro = cartilage, -plasia = development).
• "Dystrophy" means abnormal or bad development (dys- = bad/painful/difficult, -trophy = development).

Answer:

• Hypoplasia
• Hypertrophy (Correct answer)
• achondroplasia
• Dystrophy