atrophy

at·ro·phy  (tr-f)

n. pl. at·ro·phies

1. Pathology A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use: muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.

2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution: intellectual atrophy.

v. at·ro·phied, at·ro·phy·ing, at·ro·phies

v.tr.

To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.

v.intr.

To waste away; wither or deteriorate.

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[Late Latin atrophia, from Greek atrophi, from atrophos, ill-nourished : a-, without; see a-¹ + troph, food.]

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a·trophic (-trfk) adj.

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atrophy [ˈætrəfɪ]

n pl -phies

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a wasting away of an organ or part, or a failure to grow to normal size as the result of disease, faulty nutrition, etc.

2. any degeneration or diminution, esp through lack of use

vb -phies, -phying, -phied

to waste away or cause to waste away

[from Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill-fed, from a-¹ + -trophos from trephein to feed]

atrophic  [əˈtrɒfɪk] adj

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atrophy  (tr-f)

A wasting or decrease in the size of an organ or tissue, as from death and reabsorption of cells, diminished proliferation of cells, pressure, lack of oxygen, malnutrition, decreased function, or hormonal changes.

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atrophy

degeneration as the result of disuse, malnutrition, etc.

See also: Decaying

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	atrophy - a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse wasting away, wasting amyotrophia, amyotrophy - progressive wasting of muscle tissues tabes - wasting of the body during a chronic disease symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease kraurosis - atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
	2.	atrophy - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) withering weakening - becoming weaker
Verb	1.	atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

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atrophy

verb

1. waste away, waste, shrink, diminish, deteriorate, decay, dwindle, wither, wilt, degenerate, shrivel His muscle atrophied, and he was left lame.

2. decline, waste, fade, shrink, diminish, deteriorate, dwindle, wither, wilt, degenerate, shrivel, waste away If you let your mind stagnate, this talent will atrophy.

noun

1. wasting away, decline, wasting, decay, decaying, withering, deterioration, meltdown (informal), shrivelling, degeneration, diminution exercises to avoid atrophy of cartilage

2. wasting, decline, decay, decaying, withering, deterioration, meltdown (informal), shrivelling, degeneration, diminution, wasting away levels of consciousness which are in danger of atrophy

Translations

atrophy [ˈætrəfɪ]

A. N (Med) → atrofia f

B. VI → atrofiarse

C. VT → atrofiar

atrophy [ˈætrəfi]

n (MEDICINE) → atrophie f

vt (MEDICINE) → atrophier

vi (MEDICINE) → s'atrophier

atrophy

n → Atrophie f (geh), → Schwund m

vt → schwinden lassen

vi → verkümmern, schwinden

atrophy [ˈætrəfɪ] (Med) (fig)

1. n → atrofia

2. vt → atrofizzare

3. vi → atrofizzarsi

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atrophy [ˈætrəfɪ] (Med) (fig)

1. n → atrofia

2. vt → atrofizzare

3. vi → atrofizzarsi