Atrophy

Word ATROPHY
Character 7
Hyphenation at ro phy
Pronunciations /ˈæ.tɹə.fi/

Definitions and meanings of "Atrophy"

What do we mean by atrophy?

A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use. noun

A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution. noun

To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy. intransitive verb

To waste away; wither or deteriorate. intransitive verb

To waste away.

A wasting of the body, or of a part of it, owing to defective nutrition. noun

In botany and zoology, arrested development of an organ due to stoppage of growth at any stage by the operation of causes either external to or inherent in the organism. noun

To waste away; to dwindle. intransitive verb

To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. transitive verb

A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. noun

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

To wither or waste away. verb

A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse noun

Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) noun

Undergo atrophy verb

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Atrophy

The word "atrophy" in example sentences

Infantile paralysis, which often appears suddenly, muscular atrophy, which develops slowly, _progressive and chronic atrophy_ of the muscles, are also forms of muscular disease, combined with destruction of the accompanying nerve tissue. ❋ Louis Dechmann (N/A)

Our country languishes today in atrophy from pay to play politics. ❋ John Wellington Ennis (2010)

His mother explained that his disease, spinal muscular atrophy, is gradually deteriorating his neuromuscular system so that every few months, he loses more of his ability to move. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Brain atrophy in elderly leads to unintended racism, depression and problem gambling ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mark Siegel of the blog 19th Floor, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is the subject of a feature article in Law & Politics, a legal magazine out of Minnesota. ❋ Unknown (2004)

While the terms atrophy and abortion apply in the main to a mere diminution of size, as contrasted with the ordinary standard, degeneration may be understood to apply to those cases in which not only is the absolute bulk diminished, but the whole form is altered and depauperated. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

Huxley declares that the sense of uselessness is the severest shock which the human system can sustain, and that if persistently sustained, it results in atrophy of function. ❋ Unknown (1910)

We do not commonly conceive that the children are discouraged, thus, in the matter of piety; but the real fact is, that their better, higher nature, quite worn down by such treatment, sinks at last into a kind of atrophy, which is the essence of all discouragement. ❋ 1802-1876 (1876)

Sitting also leaves back muscles weaker than watered-down coffee, since sitters don’t actively use and engage those muscles much throughout the day—it’s what’s called disuse atrophy in other words, you lose it if you don’t use it. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2008)

GOVERNOR: I suffer from optic atrophy, which is scarred tissue that lies between the retina and the optic nerve. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I understand is he had some sort of what's called atrophy of the optic nerve. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He is legally blind due to optic atrophy, which is scar tissue that lies between the retina and the optic nerve. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DAVID PATERSON, (D), NEW YORK: I suffer from optic atrophy, which is scarred tissue that lies between the retina and the optic nerve. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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