atrophied

/'ætrəfid/

Thân thiện

The patient's atrophied arm rested on the physical therapy table.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Diminished in size or strength: Describes an organ, body part, or function that has wasted away, become smaller, or weakened, typically due to disease, injury, or lack of use.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • After months in a cast, the muscles in his leg were noticeably atrophied.
  • The atrophied gland could no longer produce the necessary hormones.
  • Lack of exercise can lead to atrophied physical abilities.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe non-physical things that have deteriorated or wasted away from neglect.
  • His social skills became atrophied after years of isolation.
  • The atrophied political institutions failed to respond to the crisis.

Variants and Related Words

• Atrophy (noun): The process or state of wasting away.
  • Muscle atrophy is a common concern for astronauts in zero gravity.
• Atrophy (verb): To waste away or cause to waste away.
  • If you don't use a language, your skills will atrophy.

Synonyms

• Wasted
• Withered
• Shrunken
• Degenerated

Antonyms

• Hypertrophied (enlarged or overdeveloped)
• Strong
• Developed
• Robust

Related Phrases and Concepts

• "Use it or lose it": A common saying related to the concept of atrophy, implying that skills or abilities deteriorate without practice.
• Disuse atrophy: Specific term for atrophy resulting from lack of use.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wasted
• diminished