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Synonyms for ATROPHY
at·ro·phy
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atrophynoun
Antonyms:
hypertrophy, strengthenatrophyverb
To wither or waste away.
Antonyms:
strengthen, hypertrophy
Princeton's WordNet
atrophy, wasting, wasting awaynoun
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Synonyms:
cachexia, withering, wasting, cachexy, wasting away, atrophyatrophy, witheringverb
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Synonyms:
atrophy, withering, wasting, wasting awayatrophyverb
undergo atrophy
"Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
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atrophynoun
Synonyms:
emaciation (from want of nourishment), consumption, marasmus, decline, gradual wasting
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How to use ATROPHY in a sentence?
Use your thoughts so you don't atrophy the brain.
Chief Executive George Scangos:
I hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.
The brain is very plastic, so the more you reinforce those circuits, the better they work, and if you don’t use it, there’s this atrophy.
If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
The further a woman is into menopause, the higher likelihood of vaginal atrophy being a problem.
Translations for ATROPHY
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- атрофия, атрофирамBulgarian
- atrofiar, atròfiaCatalan, Valencian
- zakrnět, zakrněníCzech
- absterben, AtrophieGerman
- ατροφώ, μαραίνομαι, ατροφίαGreek
- atrofioEsperanto
- atrofia, atrofiarSpanish
- surkastua, atrofia, surkastuneisuus, näivettyäFinnish
- atrophie, atrophierFrench
- atrofiarIdo
- rýrnunIcelandic
- atrofiaItalian
- לְהִתְנַוֵןHebrew
- atrofuotis, atrofija, atrofuotiLithuanian
- atrofiNorwegian
- atrofieDutch
- atrofiNorwegian Nynorsk
- atrofiaPolish
- atrofiaPortuguese
- atrofiere, atrofieRomanian
- атрофи́яRussian
- atrofiAlbanian
- atrofiera, atrofiSwedish
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