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
- Note slight muscular atrophy of the hands.
- Males are infertile with atrophy in the testes.
- All structures of the kidney show ischemic atrophy.
- Testosterone usually causes atrophy of the endometrium.
- The muscle atrophy in the generally results from disuse.
- Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
- Chronic rhinitis in form of atrophy of the mucous membrane and glands.
- In the brain, atrophy may be present in the frontal and temporal lobes.
- In most cases, there is severe atrophy of both hemispheres of the brain.