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Definitions of atrophied in various dictionaries:
verb - undergo atrophy
adj - (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
verb - to waste away
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jul 7 2006 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Feb 9 2005 The Telegraph - Quick |
| May 17 2002 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| characterized by atrophy |
| (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use |
| gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect. |
| (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 vigour due to underuse or neglect. |
| The process of atrophying or state of having atrophied. |
| Atrophied might refer to |
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| Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, excessive amount of apoptosis of cells, and disuse or lack of exercise or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself. In medical practice, hormonal and nerve inputs that maintain an organ or body part are said to have trophic effects. A diminished muscular trophic condition is designated as atrophy. Atrophy is reduction in size of cell, organ or tissue, after attaining its normal mature growth. In contrast, hypoplasia is the reduction in size of a cell, organ, or tissue that has not attained normal maturity. * Atrophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis. When it occurs as a result of disease or loss of trophic support due to other disease, it is termed pathological atroph |