Atrophy
Related Definitions
[n] any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
[n] a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
[v] undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
Related Terms
abnormality, abscess, acute disease, affection, affliction, ague, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, attenuation, backache, bacterial disease, birth defect, bleeding, blennorhea, blight, cac