ATROPHY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
   Synonym(s)
   • withering (what does withering mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) atrophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weakening (what does weakening mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fade (what does fade mean?)
   • wither (what does wither mean?)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
   Synonym(s)
   • wasting (what does wasting mean?)
   • wasting away (what does wasting away mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) atrophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • symptom (what does symptom mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • amyotrophia (what does amyotrophia mean?)
   • amyotrophy (what does amyotrophy mean?)
   • tabes (what does tabes mean?)
   • kraurosis (what does kraurosis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)

ATROPHY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • undergo atrophy
   Usage Example(s)
   • Muscles that are not used will atrophy
   Hypernyms(s) atrophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shrivel (what does shrivel mean?)
   • shrivel up (what does shrivel up mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • wither (what does wither mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)
   • wasting (what does wasting mean?)
   • wasting away (what does wasting away mean?)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)
   • withering (what does withering mean?)