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atrophied::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diminished, wasted |
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm.
Examples of atrophied
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Upon return, many suffered atrophied muscles, thinned bones and weakened hearts.
From the stltoday.com
The arteries of the healthy tissue are connected to those in the atrophied area.
From the sacbee.com
Terri Schiavo's brain had atrophied to half the normal size for a woman her age.
From the washingtonpost.com
By the time the U.S. pulled out in 1934, Haiti's own institutions had atrophied.
From the newsweek.com
The tail of expertise behind Australia's presence in Jakarta has also atrophied.
From the smh.com.au
Yet, as the department dithered, oil companies atrophied and employees lost work.
From the washingtontimes.com
For a sizeable portion of my teenage years, my relationship with him atrophied.
From the guardian.co.uk
I can read and write Mandarin although it has atrophied due to the lack of use.
From the economist.com
Rivera also said the children were so starved that their brains had atrophied.
From the chron.com
- Undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
- A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- (atrophic) relating to or characterized by atrophy; "atrophic arthritis"
- (atrophied) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
- Atrophy was a thrash metal band formed in Tucson, Arizona, USA by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. The original bandname was Heresy, but by the time the band was rounded out to its professional line-up - with Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron joining the fold - the name was changed.
- A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use; To wither or waste away
- (Atrophic) Something that has decreased in size or shows evidence of arrested development. Testicles can become atrophic due to disease or cancer or abnormal development.
- (atrophic) wasted, smaller than usual
