Definition of atrophy Atrophy
/æˈtɹʌfi/ - [atrufee] - at•ro•phy
We found 12 definitions of atrophy from 6 different sources.
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What does atrophy mean?
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NounPlural: atrophies |
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| atrophy - a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||
| wasting, wasting away | ||
| symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| amyotrophia, amyotrophy progressive wasting of muscle tissues | ||
| tabes wasting of the body during a chronic disease | ||
| atrophy - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | ||
| withering | ||
| weakening the act of reducing the strength of something | ||
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| atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" | ||
| shrivel up, shrivel, wither, shrink wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- atrophy (n.)
A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. - atrophy (v. t.)
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. - atrophy (v. i.)
To waste away; to dwindle.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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atrophy
The partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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atrophy
a′trof-i, n. an alteration of the vital processes in a living organism, either animal or vegetable, resulting in a diminution of size and functional activity of the whole organism (general atrophy), or of certain of its organs or tissues: emaciation.—adjs. Atroph′ic, At′rophied. [Gr. a, neg., and trophē, nourishment.]
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