1. 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.