atrophy
Meaning of atrophy
noun
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb- To wither or waste away.
- To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Information about atrophy
- The plural form of atrophy is: atrophies.
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Hyphenation of atrophy
at-ro-phy
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- atrophy is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
atrophy synonyms
Meaning wasting:
Meaning withering:
atrophy antonyms
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Translation of atrophy
Words that rhyme with atrophy
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