Meaning of ATROPHY
| Pronunciation: | | 'atrufee
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- [n] any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- [n] a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- [v] undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
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| | Synonyms: | | wasting, wasting away, withering |
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| | See Also: | | amyotrophia, amyotrophy, kraurosis, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, symptom, tabes, weakening, wither | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\At"ro*phy\, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to
nourish: cf. F. atrophie.]
A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk
or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. --Milton.
\At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. {Atrophied}.]
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
weaken.
\At"ro*phy\, v. i.
To waste away; to dwindle.
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| | Definition: | | a continuous decline of a body part or tissue, usually a muscle, following a period of disuse or immobility. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The wasting of a tissue, organ or body part. |
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