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Meaning of ATROPHIED

Pronunciation:  'atrufeed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
 
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 Synonyms: diminished, wasted
 
 Antonyms: enlarged, hypertrophied
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\At"ro*phied\, p. a.
Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in
development at a very early stage; rudimentary.
 
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