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atrophy
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/ˈætrəfi/
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/ˈætrəfi/
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atrophy
noun
atrophies
pl
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atrophie
The patient's muscle atrophy was evident after weeks of being bedridden.
L'atrophie musculaire du patient était évidente après des semaines alité.
atrophie
Au sens figuré : déclin, affaiblissement par manque d'usage ou de soin.
The atrophy of the once-thriving industrial town was apparent as factories closed down.
L'atrophie de cette ville industrielle autrefois prospère était manifeste à mesure que les usines fermaient.
Additional translations
dépérissement
Sens figuré, plus littéraire ou soutenu.
Definitions
A decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue.
The patient's muscle atrophy was evident after weeks of being bedridden.
A decline or degeneration in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
The atrophy of the once-thriving industrial town was apparent as factories closed down.
Synonyms
decline
shrinkage
degeneration
deterioration
wasting
atrophy
verb
atrophied
Past Simple
atrophied
Past Participle
atrophying
ing-form
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/ˈætrəfi/
US
/ˈætrəfi/
Translations
atrophier
Verbe transitif : faire dépérir, provoquer l'atrophie.
The prolonged drought atrophied the region's once-lush orchards.
La sécheresse prolongée a atrophié les vergers autrefois luxuriants de la région.
s'atrophier
After months of being bedridden, his muscles began to atrophy.
Après des mois alité, ses muscles ont commencé à s'atrophier.
Definitions
To waste away or gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
After months of being bedridden, his muscles began to atrophy.
To cause (a body tissue, organ, or abstract quality) to waste away through lack of use or nourishment; to wither.
The prolonged drought atrophied the region's once-lush orchards.
Synonyms
degenerate
shrink
decline
deteriorate
waste away
atrophy
past participle
Definitions
Having wasted away or diminished through atrophy.
The atrophied muscles required months of physical therapy to regain strength.
atrophy
gerund / present participle
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Undergoing atrophy; in the process of wasting away.
Doctors examined the atrophying tissue to determine the cause of the degeneration.
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