Definition
atrophied
adjective
- having wasted away or decreased in size due to lack of use or nourishment
Usage: medical; biological
Examples
- The patient’s atrophied muscles required months of physical therapy.
- Years of inactivity left his legs weak and atrophied.
- The atrophied plant struggled to survive in the dark basement.
- Her atrophied vocal cords made speaking difficult after the long illness.
- The atrophied brain tissue showed signs of the degenerative disease.
- Without exercise, the astronaut’s bones became atrophied during the long mission.