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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to
     nourish: cf. F. atrophie.]
     A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk
     or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied.]
     To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
     weaken.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. i.
     To waste away; to dwindle.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to
     nourish: cf. F. atrophie.]
     A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk
     or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied.]
     To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
     weaken.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. i.
     To waste away; to dwindle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  atrophy
       n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
            [syn: wasting, wasting away]
       2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of
          use) [syn: withering]
       v : undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
       [also: atrophied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     Αγγλικά n.
     η ατροφία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     n.
     (lb en pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused
  by disease, injury or lack of use. (from early 17th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To wither or waste away. (from early 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to
  starve or weaken.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     n.
     (lb en pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused
  by disease, injury or lack of use. (from early 17th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To wither or waste away. (from early 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to
  starve or weaken.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     n.
     (lb en pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused
  by disease, injury or lack of use. (from early 17th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To wither or waste away. (from early 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to
  starve or weaken.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     n.
     (lb en pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused
  by disease, injury or lack of use. (from early 17th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To wither or waste away. (from early 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to
  starve or weaken.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     Englanti n.
     atrofia
     Englanti vb.
     atrofioitua, surkastua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  atrophy
     Engelska n.
     atrofi, förtvining
     Engelska vb.
     atrofiera, förtvina, tyna (av, bort), avtyna

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  atrofie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  الضّمور

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  атрофия
  reduced functionality

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  атрофирам
  (intransitive) wither or waste away

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  atrofovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
   [med] atrofie

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  zakrnění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  Gewebsschwund , Gewebsschrumpfung , Schwund , Schrumpfung 
           Note: in Zusammensetzungen, Atrophie  [med.]
        "acute yellow atrophy"  - akuter Schwund des Lebergewebes, akute gelbe Atrophie
        "chronic spinal muscular atrophy"  - chronische spinale muskuläre Atrophie
        "idiopathic muscular atrophy"  - idiopathische muskuläre Atrphie
        "ischaemic muscular atrophy"  - ischämische muskuläre Atrophie
        "juvenile muscular atrophy"  - juvenile muskuläre Atrophie
        "progressive muscular atrophy"  - progressive muskuläre Atrophie
        "Cruveilhier's atrophy"  - progressive muskuläre Atrophie
        "progressive spinal muscular atrophy"  - progressive spinale muskuläre Atrophie
        "Aran-Duchenne muscular atrophy"  - progressive spinale muskuläre Atrophie
        "Aran-Duchenne myelopathic atrophy"  - progressive spinale muskuläre Atrophie
        "pseudohypertophic muscular atrophy"  - pseudohypertrophe muskuläre Atrophie
        "Sudeck's atrophy"  - Sudeck'sche Atrophie
     Synonyms: shrinking of tissue, tissue shrinking
  
   see: acute shrinking of the liver tissue, blue atrophy, brown atrophy, facioscapulohumeral atrophy, Landouzy-Déjerine dystrophy, grey atrophy, hemifacial atrophy, hemilingual atrophy, interstitial atrophy, Volkman's contracture, pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysis, neural atrophy, neuropathic atrophy, neurotrophic atrophy, trophoneurotic atrophy, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, pathologic atrophy, physiological atrophy, pseudohypertophic muscular dystrophy, red atrophy, periodontal atrophy
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  Verkümmerung  [med.]
           Note: eines Organs
           Note: of an organ

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
   [fig.] Verkümmerung ([+ gen])  [übtr.]
           Note: of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  schrumpfen  [med.]
     Synonyms: shrink, involute, retract
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  schwinden, nachlassen 
   see: atrophying, atrophied
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  verkümmern, atrophieren  [med.]
   see: atrophying, atrophied
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  veröden  [med.]
     Synonym: obliterate
  
   see: obliterating, atrophying, obliterated, atrophied
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/ 
  sich zurückbilden, nachlassen, verkümmern 
           Note: Körper und Körperteile
   see: atrophying, atrophied
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  
  ατροφία

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  atrofia, atropia, surkastuma, surkastuminen
  reduced functionality

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  näivettyä, surkastua
  (intransitive) wither or waste away

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  atrophy /ætrəfiː/
  atrophie

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  atrofija

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  1. sorvadás
  2. elcsökevényesedés

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  atrofi
  reduced functionality

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  atrophy /ætrəfiː/
  1. atrofiar, causar atrofia
  2. atrofiar-se
  3. atrofia

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  atrofi
  reduced functionality

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  atrophy //ˈæt.ɹə.fi// 
  atrofiera
  (intransitive) wither or waste away

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  atrophy /ˈatɹəfi/
  1. (tıb.) gıdasızlıktan zayıflama, bedenin zayıflayıp kuruması
  2. dumur, atrofi körelme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈætɹəfi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  179 Moby Thesaurus words for "atrophy":
     Sanforizing, abnormality, abscess, acute disease, affection,
     affliction, ague, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, anemia,
     ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia,
     attenuation, backache, bacterial disease, birth defect, bleeding,
     blennorhea, blight, cachexia, cachexy, cardiovascular disease,
     chill, chills, chronic disease, circulatory disease, colic,
     complaint, complication, condition, congenital defect,
     constipation, consume, consume away, consumption, convulsion,
     coughing, cyanosis, decadence, declension, declination, decline,
     defect, deficiency disease, deformity, degeneracy, degeneration,
     degenerative disease, devolution, diarrhea, disability, disease,
     disorder, distemper, dizziness, downfall, downgrade, dribble away,
     dropsy, drying, drying up, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema,
     emaceration, emaciate, emaciation, endemic, endemic disease,
     endocrine disease, epidemic disease, fainting, fatigue, fever,
     fibrillation, flux, functional disease, fungus disease,
     gastrointestinal disease, genetic disease, growth, handicap,
     hemorrhage, hereditary disease, high blood pressure, hydrops,
     hypertension, hypotension, iatrogenic disease, icterus, illness,
     indigestion, indisposition, infectious disease, infirmity,
     inflammation, insomnia, itching, jaundice, labored breathing,
     low blood pressure, lumbago, malady, malaise, marasmus,
     marcescence, morbidity, morbus, muscular disease, nasal discharge,
     nausea, necrosis, neurological disease, nutritional disease,
     occupational disease, organic disease, pain, pandemic disease,
     paralysis, parching, pathological condition, pathology, pine away,
     plant disease, preshrinkage, protozoan disease, pruritus,
     psychosomatic disease, rash, respiratory disease, rheum, rockiness,
     run to seed, run to waste, sclerosis, searing, secondary disease,
     seediness, seizure, shock, shrinkage, shrinking, shriveling,
     sickishness, sickness, signs, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm,
     symptomatology, symptomology, symptoms, syndrome, tabes,
     tachycardia, the pip, thinning, tumor, upset stomach,
     urogenital disease, vertigo, virus disease, vomiting, wastage,
     waste, waste away, wasting, wasting disease, wilting, wither away,
     withering, worm disease
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 萎缩,萎缩症;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 萎缩,萎缩症

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