atrophies in English

noun

1

the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied.

gastric atrophy

synonyms: wasting, emaciation, withering, shriveling, shrinking, decay, decline, deterioration, degeneration, weakening, debilitation, enfeeblement

verb

1

(of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

without exercise, the muscles will atrophy

synonyms: waste away, become emaciated, wither, shrivel (up), shrink, decay, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, weaken

2

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.

her artistic skills atrophied from lack of use

noun

• wasting, emaciation, withering, shriveling, shrinking, decay, decline, deterioration, degeneration, weakening, debilitation, enfeeblement
• wasting, wasting away
• withering

verb

• waste away, become emaciated, wither, shrivel (up), shrink, decay, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, weaken

Use "atrophies" in a sentence

1. Cerebral cortex atrophies in coma patients.

2. Adipose tissue is deprived of its blood supply and atrophies.

3. Matching words include atraments, atrazines, atriotomy, atrocious, Atrophias, atrophied, atrophies, atropines and atropisms

4. The artery atrophies and is absorbed, usually before birth, but tiny portions of it may remain.

5. Atrophy definition: If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies , it decreases in size or strength , Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

6. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability, Biology atrophy at‧ro‧phy / ˈætrəfi / verb (Atrophied, atrophying, atrophies) [intransitive, transitive] MI if a part of the body atrophies or is Atrophied, it becomes weak because of lack of use or lack of blood therapy to prevent the leg muscles from

7. In particular, the invention proposes tools for the treatment of atrophies of any aetiology, such as muscular dystrophies, cachexia, and atrophy related to malnutrition or to immobilization.