atrophy

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
wasting, wasting away
• Hypernyms:
symptom
• Hyponyms:
amyotrophia, amyotrophy, tabes, kraurosis
2. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
• Syn:
withering
• Derivationally related forms:
wither (for: withering)
• Hypernyms:
weakening

II - verb

undergo atrophy
- Muscles that are not used will atrophy
• Hypernyms:
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  withering, wasting, wasting away