atrophy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From French atrophie < Latin atrophia < Ancient Greek ἀτροφία (atrophia) “a wasting away” < ἄτροφος (atrophos) “ill-fed, un-nourished” < ἀ- (a-) “not” + τροφή (trophē) “nourishment” < τρέφω (trephō) “I fatten.”

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• IPA: /ˈæ.trə.fi/, SAMPA: /"{.tr@.fi/

[edit] Noun

atrophy (plural atrophies)

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

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to atrophy (third-person singular simple present atrophies, present participle atrophying, simple past and past participle atrophied)

1. To wither or waste away.

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• hypertrophy

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• atrophic

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• hypotrophy