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atrophy
Atrophy is the weakening, loss, wasting away, break-down or growth halt of something such as a body part, plant, person, place or thing. (noun)
- When a person gets dementia and cannot remember things anymore, it is an example of atrophy in their brain cells.
- When a tree is no longer receiving the nutrients it needs and it begins to lose leaves, it is an example of atrophy.
- An example of atrophy is an abandoned home wearing away with time and weather, becoming broken down and unsuitable for living.
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