atrophy

名词 atrophy:

1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
   同义词：wasting, wasting away
2. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
   同义词：withering

动词 atrophy:

1. undergo atrophy

at.ro.phy

n.（名词）
【复数】 at.ro.phies
Pathology A wasting or decrease in size of a bodily organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use:
【病理学】 萎缩：因疾病、受伤或缺乏使用而导致身体器官、组织或部位的废弃或体积缩小：
例句：
muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.
因麻痹而导致人体肌肉萎缩

A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution:
衰退：废弃，退化或减少：
例句：
intellectual atrophy.
智力衰退

v.（动词）
at.ro.phied,at.ro.phy.ing,at.ro.phies
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
使萎缩，使衰退：使凋谢或退化；患萎缩
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To waste away; wither or deteriorate.
萎缩，衰退：废弃；凋谢或退化

来源：
Late Latin atrophia
后期拉丁语 atrophia
from Greek
源自 希腊语
from atrophos [ill-nourished]
源自 atrophos [营养不良的]
a- [without] * see a-
a- [没，没有] *参见 a-
trophô [food]
trophô [食物]

【引伸】
atroph.ic