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| atrophy definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | to waste away | 103 sets | |
| 2 | waste away | 99 sets | |
| 3 | to wither away | 65 sets | |
| 4 | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away | 57 sets | |
| 5 | to waste away, to wither | 57 sets | |
| 6 | to waste away from lack of use | 56 sets | |
| 7 | wasting away; v: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) | 55 sets | |
| 8 | wasting away | 43 sets | |
| 9 | any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | 37 sets | |
| 10 | loss of muscle mass due to lack of use or loss of innervation | 27 sets | |
| 11 | wasting away of a bodily part or tissue | 26 sets | |
| 12 | muscle shrinkage, decrease in size of muscles | 24 sets | |
| 13 | (n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away | 22 sets | |
| 14 | deterioration | 22 sets | |
| 15 | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue | 22 sets | |
| 16 | to wither away, decay | 19 sets | |
| 17 | decrease in size | 19 sets | |
| 18 | waste away from lack of use | 17 sets | |
| 19 | to waste away or fail to develop | 16 sets | |
| 20 | lack of growth from disuse or want of nourishment | 15 sets | |
| 21 | lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment | 13 sets | |
| 22 | shrinking of tissue such as muscle | 12 sets | |
| 23 | to waste away due to malnourishment or lack of use | 12 sets | |
| 24 | n. wasting away, esp. of body tissue | 11 sets | |
| 25 | waste away; wither | 11 sets | |
| 26 | to waste away, wither | 11 sets | |
| 27 | lack of growth | 10 sets | |
| 28 | a failure to develop normally | 10 sets | |
| 29 | (v.) to wither away, decay (if muscles do not receive enough blood, they will soon ___ and die. | 9 sets | |
| 30 | to weaken | 9 sets | |
| 31 | wasting away of a normally developed organ or tissue due to degeneration of cells caused by undernourishment, lack of use, or aging | 9 sets | |
| 32 | to weaken from disuse | 8 sets | |
| 33 | inadequate stimulation to maintain resting muscle tone causes muscle to become flaccid and undergo _________. lack of muscle use will cause losing its size, tone and power. | 8 sets | |
| 34 | v. to waste away or fail to develop | 8 sets | |
| 35 | a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part | 8 sets | |
| 36 | degeneration, deterioration; wither | 8 sets | |
| 37 | a wasting away, esp. of body tissue | 7 sets | |
| 38 | to waste away through lack of nutrition | 7 sets | |
| 39 | a wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use | 7 sets | |
| 40 | (v.) to wither away, decay (if muscles do not receive enough blood, they will soon atrophy and die | 7 sets | |