Associations to the word «Atrophied»

Wiktionary

ATROPHIED, adjective. Characterized by atrophy

Dictionary definition

ATROPHIED, adjective. (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats