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atrophy definition

at·ro·phy (a′trə fē)

noun

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

Etymology: < LL atrophia < Gr, a wasting away < a-, not + trephein, to feed: see trophic

intransitive verb atrophied -·phied, atrophying -·phy·ing

to waste away or fail to develop

transitive verb

to cause atrophy in

Related Forms:

  • atrophic atroph′·ic (ə träf′ik) adjective

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