atrophy

Noun
  1. A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (synset 114389146)
    hypernym: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    hyponym:
    • amyotrophia, amyotrophy - progressive wasting of muscle tissues
    • tabes - wasting of the body during a chronic disease
    • kraurosis - atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
    synonym: wasting, wasting away
  2. Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) (synset 107441660)
    hypernym: weakening - becoming weaker
    synonym: withering
Verb
  1. Undergo atrophy (synset 200093733)
    "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
    hypernym: shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture

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