单词 | atrophy |
释义 | Word Frequency atrophy(ˈætrəfɪ) nounWord forms: plural -phies 1. a wasting away of an organ or part, or a failure to grow to normal size as the result of disease, faulty nutrition, etc 2. any degeneration or diminution, esp through lack of use verbWord forms: -phies, -phying or -phied 3. to waste away or cause to waste away Derived forms atrophic (əˈtrɒfɪk) adjective Word origin C17: from Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill-fed, from a-1 + -trophos from trephein to feed |
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