ALL meanings of atrophy
at·ro·phy
A a - verb atrophy If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. 3
- verb atrophy Atrophy is also a noun. 3
- verb atrophy If something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected. 3
- noun atrophy a wasting away of an organ or part, or a failure to grow to normal size as the result of disease, faulty nutrition, etc 3
- noun atrophy any degeneration or diminution, esp through lack of use 3
- verb atrophy to waste away or cause to waste away 3
- noun atrophy a wasting away, esp. of body tissue, an organ, etc., or the failure of an organ or part to grow or develop, as because of insufficient nutrition 3
- intransitive verb atrophy to waste away or fail to develop 3
- verb transitive atrophy to cause atrophy in 3
- noun atrophy (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution. 1
- noun atrophy Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage. 1
- noun atrophy degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought. 1
- noun atrophy wasting of muscles, etc. 1
- noun atrophy deterioration 1
- intransitive verb atrophy waste away, wither 1
- noun atrophy (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. 0
- verb atrophy (Intransitive Verb) To wither or waste away. 0
- verb atrophy (Transitive Verb) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. 0