Associations to the word «Atrophy»
Noun
- Muscle
- Degeneration
- Sclerosis
- Wasting
- Dementia
- Paralysis
- Cataract
- Parkinson
- Mri
- Progressive
- Epilepsy
- Abnormality
- Lesion
- Estrogen
- Dysfunction
- Retardation
- Retina
- Lobe
- Enlargement
- Syndrome
- Biopsy
- Cortex
- Sentiment
- Anemia
- Blindness
- Apoptosis
- Neuron
- Weakness
- Inflammation
- Impairment
- Gland
- Shrinking
- Tremor
- Ganglion
- Duct
- Nerve
- Tomography
- Steroid
- Pancreas
- Onset
- Huntington
- Deficiency
- Disease
- Deterioration
- Dopamine
- Disorder
- Tissue
- Infiltration
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Cns
- Autopsy
- Ulcer
- Hemorrhage
- Reflex
- Malnutrition
- Optic
- Neu
- Symptom
Adjective
- Optic
- Muscular
- Retinal
- Spinal
- Cortical
- Neuron
- Cerebral
- Neuronal
- Adrenal
- Distal
- Proximal
- Congenital
- Neurological
- Gastric
- Skeletal
- Diffuse
- Frontal
- Pancreatic
- Hereditary
- Intestinal
- Chronic
- Anterior
- Mitochondrial
- Epithelial
- Cutaneous
- Renal
- Abnormal
- Peripheral
- Temporal
- Lateral
- Thyroid
- Progressive
- Tubular
- Focal
- Medial
- Traumatic
- Posterior
- Sensory
- Bilateral
- Inflammatory
Adverb
Wiktionary
ATROPHY, noun. (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
ATROPHY, verb. (intransitive) To wither or waste away.
ATROPHY, verb. (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Dictionary definition
ATROPHY, noun. A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.
ATROPHY, noun. Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use).
ATROPHY, verb. Undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy".
Wise words
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