atrophy
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈætrəfi/
- Specialized
:
atrofia
- The doctor explained that the patient's muscle atrophy was caused by prolonged bed rest.
- muscle atrophy
- mucosal atrophy
- hippocampal atrophy
But consider if, in that same scenario, you could cut that disuse muscle atrophy nearly in half.
- But consider if, in that same scenario, you could cut that disuse muscle atrophy nearly in half.
- That means you're pulling important protein from your muscle and that does cause muscle atrophy.
- It turns out that it's early onset Alzheimer disease and he also has posterior cortical atrophy or PCA as well.
- If a female is using testosterone for more than a few years, they typically develop vaginal atrophy.
- Well, vaginal atrophy, yes, it would be like the vaginal walls thing and becoming more brittle and drier.
- But why this should have caused the atrophy of that part of the brain alone on which the higher tastes depend, I cannot conceive.
- It's like an atrophy of that social part of yourself.
- And as your blood sugar goes up, atrophy of your brain goes up too.
- Wherever advertising is powerful, you watch a literal atrophy.
- He had multi system atrophy, which is kind of like ALS that that sort of thing.
- It doesn't do anything to help your clitoral atrophy and why would you not be fixing your pleasure center?
Examples
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Among the various causes of low vision, optic atrophy accounted for the majority.
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Your body is in an extreme state of atrophy, but you're in surprisingly good shape for someone who's been in a coma for four years.
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It's like an atrophy of that social part of yourself.
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And as your blood sugar goes up, atrophy of your brain goes up too.
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The patient showed signs of starvation and muscle atrophy.
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The resulting lower-limb disuse can lead to secondary muscle atrophy and bone demineralization.
Academic text (1991) -
Dry ARMD accounts for over ninety percent of all ARMD cases and is associated with atrophy of the macula.
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Such activity is advantageous inasmuch as it prevents atrophy of the muscles of the residual limb and sustains their function.
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After months of inactivity, the elderly man's leg atrophy made it difficult for him to walk.
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The therapist noted that cognitive atrophy can occur when a person stops engaging in stimulating activities.
Synonyms
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3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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7.5
A process of becoming worse in condition, quality, or morals
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7.5
Parts of the body slowly become smaller because of disease or lack of use
Loss of body weight and muscle that makes a person weak
Loss of muscle that gets worse over time, often from nerve damage
A gradual loss of muscle and strength
A gradual loss of strength and ability to work in body cells not caused by injury
Antonyms
How Severe
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3.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
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8.5
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3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Atrophy comes from Greek parts a- 'not' and troph 'nourishment'. So an atrophy is the wasting away of a body part or ability because it no longer gets 'nourishment' or use.