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  1. atrophy

    • IPA[ˈatrəfē]

    美式

    • v.
      (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution;gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect
    • n.
      the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied
    • verb: atrophy, 3rd person present: atrophies, gerund or present participle: atrophying, past tense: atrophied, past participle: atrophied

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    • 1. the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied gastric atrophy extensive TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children's imaginations
    • adj.
      (of body tissue or an organ) wasted away or rudimentary: atrophied muscles in some beetles, the hindwings are atrophied

    Oxford Dictionary

    • adj.
      (of body tissue or an organ) wasted away or rudimentary: atrophied muscles in some beetles, the hindwings are atrophied

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    • IPA[ˈatrəfi]

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    • v.
      (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, ... the calf muscles will atrophy
    • n.
      the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied: gastric atrophy extensive TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children's imaginations

    Oxford Dictionary