atrophy
IPA: ˈætrʌfi
noun
- (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb
- (intransitive) To wither or waste away.
- (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
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Examples of "atrophy" in Sentences
- Our country languishes today in atrophy from pay to play politics.
- Brain atrophy in elderly leads to unintended racism, depression and problem gambling
- It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.
- Mark Siegel of the blog 19th Floor, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is the subject of a feature article in Law & Politics, a legal magazine out of Minnesota.
- His mother explained that his disease, spinal muscular atrophy, is gradually deteriorating his neuromuscular system so that every few months, he loses more of his ability to move.
- Infantile paralysis, which often appears suddenly, muscular atrophy, which develops slowly, _progressive and chronic atrophy_ of the muscles, are also forms of muscular disease, combined with destruction of the accompanying nerve tissue.
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