Atrophied — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

undergo atrophy

(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɹuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatɹəfid/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatɹəfid/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɹuːm/.

Examples

Muscles that are not used will atrophy
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wasted atrophy diminished

Antonyms

hypertrophied

Parts of Speech

verb	undergo atrophy “Muscles that are not used will atrophy”
adjective	(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”

Word Forms

atrophy

noun

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkümmert

eine Atrophie erleiden

🇫🇷French

atrophié

subir une atrophie

🇪🇸Spanish

atrofiado

sufrir atrofia

🇮🇹Italian

atrofizzato

andare incontro ad atrofia

🇳🇱Dutch

geatrofieerd

atrofie ondergaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrofiado

sofrer atrofia

🇷🇺Russian

атрофированный

подвергаться атрофии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमज़ोर हो गया

शोष से गुजरना

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைந்தன

அட்ராபிக்கு உட்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణించిన

క్షీణతకు లోనవుతారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોષિત

એટ્રોફીમાંથી પસાર થવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸಿದ

ಕ್ಷೀಣತೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷയിച്ചു

അട്രോഫിക്ക് വിധേയമാകുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萎缩的

经历萎缩

🇯🇵Japanese

萎縮した

萎縮する

🇰🇷Korean

위축된

위축을 겪다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị teo lại

bị teo

🇹🇭Thai

ฝ่อ

ได้รับการฝ่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhenti berkembang

mengalami atrofi

🇲🇾Malay

atrofi

mengalami atrofi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضمور

الخضوع للضمور

🇮🇷Persian

آتروفی شده است

دچار آتروفی شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

körelmiş

körelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנוון

לעבור ניוון

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The primary meaning of 'atrophied' is 'undergo atrophy'.

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