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atrophy

²atrophy

verb \ˈa-trə-fē, -ˌfī\

atrophiedatrophy·ing

Definition of ATROPHY

intransitive verb

: to undergo atrophy <the inactive muscles atrophied>

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo atrophy <disuse atrophied the arm>

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