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at·ro·phy A0506800 (ăt′rə-fē)n. pl. at·ro·phies 1. A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use: muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution: intellectual atrophy.v. at·ro·phied, at·ro·phy·ing, at·ro·phies v.tr. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.v.intr. To waste away; wither or deteriorate. [Late Latin atrophia, from Greek atrophiā, from atrophos, ill-nourished : a-, without; see a-1 + trophē, food.] a·troph′ic (ā-trŏf′ĭk) adj.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | atrophic - relating to or characterized by atrophy; "atrophic arthritis" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeatrophyatrophicenUK
a·troph·ic (ă-trof'ik), Denoting atrophy.a·troph·ic (ā-trō'fik) Denoting atrophy. AtrophicA wasting of cells and tissues.Mentioned in: Venous Insufficiency |