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atrophy

/ˈætrəfi/

atrophynoun

atrophies

Translations

атрофия

The doctor diagnosed the patient with muscle atrophy.

Доктор диагностировал у пациента мышечную атрофию.

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

atrophyverb

atrophied

Past Simple

atrophied

Past Participle

atrophying

Gerund

/ˈætrəfi/

Translations

атрофироваться

If you don't use your muscles, they will atrophy over time.

Если вы не используете свои мышцы, они со временем атрофируются.

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

waste away

atrophypast participle

Definitions

Having wasted away or diminished through atrophy.

The atrophied muscles required months of physical therapy to regain strength.

atrophygerund / present participle

Definitions

Undergoing atrophy; in the process of wasting away.

Doctors examined the atrophying tissue to determine the cause of the degeneration.