Enlarged

Enlarged is the past participle of the verb enlarge and is used as an adjective to indicate that something has been made larger in size, extent, or scope. It describes a change from a smaller to a larger state and can modify objects, images, or processes.

In medical language, enlarged commonly refers to an organ, structure, or tissue that is larger than normal. Examples include an enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), and enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy). Such observation is a finding rather than a diagnosis and typically prompts further evaluation to determine the underlying cause.

In photography and printing, enlargement refers to reproducing an image at a larger scale than the original. An enlarged print is produced using an enlarger in traditional film workflows or via digital scaling in modern workflows.

It can also describe non-medical size changes, such as enlarged font or an enlarged map, where the detail or region depicted is increased in scale for readability or emphasis.

Related terms include enlarge (the verb), enlargement (the noun), enlarger (a device used to project an image onto paper), and magnification.