atrophied

Meanings

• Adjective

  The process of a body part shrinking or wasting away due to disuse or disease.

  - "The atrophied muscle no longer functioned properly."
  - "The patient's hand became atrophied after being immobilized for months."

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Antonyms

hypertrophy , strengthen

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with atrophied
apothecary , harebrained , misconceived

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Variants

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atrophied , atrophies , atrophy , atrophying

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'atrophia' meaning 'wasting away'

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Trivia

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1. Atrophied muscles can sometimes be rebuilt through intense training and exercise.

2. The word 'atrophied' first appeared in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Muscular Atrophy: A group of muscle wasting diseases caused by various factors, including genetics, nerve damage, and inactivity.

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Culture

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Atrophied is often used in medical contexts to describe the wasting away of body parts due to disuse or disease. In literature, it has been used as a metaphor for emotional or psychological wasting away.

How to Memorize "atrophied"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a muscle shrinking and losing mass over time.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of something shrinking or wasting away.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'A-T-R-O-P-H-I-E' to remember the meaning: Atrophy Thesis: Reduction Of Parts Hereafter In Extremes.

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