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