atrophy
/ˈætrəfi/
verb
- To waste away or shrink, especially a body part or tissue, due to lack of use or disease.
- Without regular stimulation, the brain can atrophy in certain areas.
- If you don't exercise, your muscles will atrophy over time.
- The patient's leg muscles began to atrophy after the injury.
- To decline or lose effectiveness, strength, or vitality over time.
- Democracy can atrophy when citizens stop participating in elections.
- Her interest in the hobby atrophied after years of neglect.
- The once-thriving community theater group began to atrophy as members moved away.
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noun
- The gradual wasting away or shrinking of a body part, organ, or tissue, often from lack of use or disease.
- After months in a cast, the muscle atrophy in his arm was noticeable.
- The doctor explained that nerve damage can lead to muscle atrophy.
- Physical therapy helps prevent atrophy in patients who are bedridden.
- A decline or loss of strength, effectiveness, or vitality in something non-physical, such as a skill, institution, or relationship.
- Without practice, her language skills suffered from atrophy.
- The company's customer service department experienced a slow atrophy of quality.
- He worried about the atrophy of his memory as he grew older.
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