| ADJECTIVE | all | atrophied, wasted, diminished | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use |
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| Sounds | ae'trahfiyd | |
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| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. | |
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| Example | "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" | |
| Synonyms | wasted, diminished | |
| Opposite | hypertrophied, enlarged | (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells |
| Spanish | atrofiado | |
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