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Word | Atrophy |
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse / wasting away, especially of body tissue, muscle, or organ / A wasting away from want of nourishment / undergo atrophy / wasting away / the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied. / medical : gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually because of disease or lack of use, | |
Usage | ⇒ Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs. ⇒ The doctor is concerned about possible atrophy of the shoulder muscles. ⇒ gastric atrophy |
Synonyms | decay, decline, deterioration, degeneration, wasting, downfall, emaciation, wither, withering, degeneracy, downgrade, marasmus, waste away, deteriorate, collapse, consumption, decadence, degenerate, waste, attenuation, |
Antonyms | acme, advance, accretion, strengthen, activity, aggrandizement, alacrity, animation, ascent, augmentation, bolster, briskness, cheer, conclusion, confirm, consequence, consolidate, corroborate, currency, deepen, |
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