adjective
- relating to or characterized by atrophy; showing wasting away or decrease in size of body tissue or organs
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient showed atrophic changes in the muscle tissue.
- Atrophic skin becomes thin and fragile with age.
- The doctor noted atrophic gastritis in the biopsy results.
- Long periods of immobility can lead to atrophic muscles.
- The atrophic kidney was significantly smaller than normal.
- Atrophic scars are depressed below the surrounding skin surface.