Atrophy synonyms
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A period of decline
The definition of a diminution is a reduction in size or a reduction in the importance of someone or something.
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
The act of making very lean.
(Grammar): A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
(Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial body north or south from the celestial equator: it is used with right ascension to find an exact position in the sky
A degenerate action
(Biology) The evolutionary decline or loss of a function, characteristic, or structure in an organism or species.
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
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Retrograde is to move backwards, or to decline to a prior worse condition.
To go below the surface of water or another liquid:
To make or become worse
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any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting-away
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
hypertrophy (related)
paresis (related)
fasciculation (related)
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denervation (related)
hypoplasia (related)
myoclonus (related)
myelopathy (related)
chorioretinal (related)
calcification (related)
demyelination (related)
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hypoperfusion (related)
neuritis (related)
cerebellar (related)
Find another word for atrophy. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for atrophy, like: decline, diminution, wither, deterioration, downfall, emaciation, decadence, declension, declination, degeneracy and degeneration.