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ATROPHIED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

Example:

partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm

Synonyms:

atrophied; diminished; wasted

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Adjectives

Antonym:

hypertrophied ((of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb atrophy

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