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atrophy

/ˈætrəfi/

Translations

atrophynoun

atrophies

The doctor diagnosed the patient with muscle atrophy.

Доктор диагностировал у пациента мышечную атрофию.

Synonyms

atrophyverb

atrophied

Past Simple

atrophied

Past Participle

atrophying

Gerund

/ˈætrəfi/

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

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

Synonyms

waste away

atrophynoun

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.

atrophyverb

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.