名詞 atrophy:

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

動(dòng)詞 atrophy:

1. undergo atrophy

at.ro.phy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 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:
【病理學(xué)】 萎縮：因疾病、受傷或缺乏使用而導(dǎo)致身體器官、組織或部位的廢棄或體積縮?。?/br>例句：
muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.
因麻痹而導(dǎo)致人體肌肉萎縮

A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution:
衰退：廢棄，退化或減少：
例句：
intellectual atrophy.
智力衰退

v.（動(dòng)詞）
at.ro.phied,at.ro.phy.ing,at.ro.phies
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
使萎縮，使衰退：使凋謝或退化；患萎縮
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To waste away; wither or deteriorate.
萎縮，衰退：廢棄；凋謝或退化

來(lái)源：
Late Latin atrophia
后期拉丁語(yǔ) atrophia
from Greek
源自 希臘語(yǔ)
from atrophos [ill-nourished]
源自 atrophos [營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良的]
a- [without] * see a-
a- [沒(méi)，沒(méi)有] *參見(jiàn) a-
trophô [food]
trophô [食物]

【引伸】
atroph.ic