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Webster 1913 Edition

Atrophy

At′ro-phy

,
Noun.
[L.
atrophia
, Gr. [GREEK];
ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] to nourish: cf. F.
atrophie
.]
A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
Milton.

At′ro-phy

,
Verb.
T.
[
p. p.
Atrophied
.]
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

At′ro-phy

,
Verb.
I.
To waste away; to dwindle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Atrophy

AT'ROPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr. a priv. and to nourish.]
A consumption or wasting of the flesh, with loss of strength, without any sensible cause or hectic fever; a wasting from defect of nourishment.

Definition 2024

atrophy

atrophy

English

Noun

atrophy ‎(plural atrophies)

  1. (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

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Verb

atrophy ‎(third-person singular simple present atrophies, present participle atrophying, simple past and past participle atrophied)

  1. (intransitive) To wither or waste away.
  2. (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

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Etymology

From French atrophie, from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία ‎(atrophía, “a wasting away”), from ἄτροφος ‎(átrophos, “ill-fed, un-nourished”), from ἀ- ‎(a-, “not”) + τροφή ‎(trophḗ, “nourishment”), from τρέφω ‎(tréphō, “I fatten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.trə.fi/

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