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Atrophy

/ˈæ.tɹə.fi/

A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

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📖 Definitions of "Atrophy"

noun

1
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

verb

1
To wither or waste away.
2
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

🔄 Synonyms of "Atrophy"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
witheringnoun	Diminishing rapidly.
wastingnoun	Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
wasting away	(also known as Aaah! Zombies!!) a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, and Michael Grant Terry.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Atrophy"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wastingnoun	Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
witheringnoun	The process by which something withers.
wasting away	(also known as Aaah! Zombies!!) a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, and Michael Grant Terry.
shrinkagenoun	The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
contractionnoun	(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
shrinkingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
diminutionnoun	A lessening, decrease or reduction.
deteriorationnoun	The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
degenerationnoun	(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
decaynoun	(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
debilitationnoun	The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.
waningnoun	Becoming weaker or smaller.
regressionnoun	(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
dwindlingnoun	declining; growing less
weakeningnoun	An instance or process of loss of strength.
enfeeblementnoun	The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization
emaciationnoun	The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.
sappingnoun	The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
thinningnoun	The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number