Atrophy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹdˈuːnz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatɹəfi/

3 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹdˈuːnz/.

Examples

Muscles that are not used will atrophy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

withering wasting wasting away

Parts of Speech

noun	a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
verb	undergo atrophy “Muscles that are not used will atrophy”

Word Forms

atrophy	verb	undergo atrophy
wither	verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
atrophy	noun	a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Atrophie

eine durch Krankheit oder Nichtbenutzung verursachte Verkleinerung eines Organs

🇫🇷French

atrophie

une diminution de la taille d'un organe causée par une maladie ou une désuétude

🇪🇸Spanish

atrofia

una disminución en el tamaño de un órgano causada por una enfermedad o desuso

🇮🇹Italian

atrofia

una diminuzione delle dimensioni di un organo causata da una malattia o dal disuso

🇳🇱Dutch

atrofie

een afname van de grootte van een orgaan veroorzaakt door ziekte of niet-gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrofia

uma diminuição no tamanho de um órgão causada por doença ou desuso

🇷🇺Russian

атрофия

уменьшение размера органа, вызванное заболеванием или неиспользованием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोष

बीमारी या अनुपयोग के कारण किसी अंग के आकार में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাট্রোফি

রোগ বা অপব্যবহারের কারণে একটি অঙ্গের আকার হ্রাস

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைவு

நோய் அல்லது பயன்படுத்தாததால் ஏற்படும் ஒரு உறுப்பின் அளவு குறைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణత

వ్యాధి లేదా దుర్వినియోగం వల్ల కలిగే అవయవం పరిమాణంలో తగ్గుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

शोष

रोग किंवा गैरवापरामुळे झालेल्या अवयवाच्या आकारात घट

🇮🇳Gujarati

એટ્રોફી

રોગ અથવા દુરુપયોગને કારણે અંગના કદમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣತೆ

ರೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅಂಗದ ಗಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അട്രോഫി

രോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപയോഗം മൂലം ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു അവയവത്തിൻ്റെ വലിപ്പം കുറയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਟ੍ਰੋਫੀ

ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਅੰਗ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萎缩

由于疾病或废用而导致器官体积缩小

🇯🇵Japanese

萎縮

病気や廃用によって引き起こされる臓器のサイズの減少

🇰🇷Korean

위축

질병이나 사용하지 않음으로 인해 기관의 크기가 감소하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

teo cơ

sự giảm kích thước của một cơ quan do bệnh tật hoặc không được sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ฝ่อ

การลดขนาดของอวัยวะที่เกิดจากโรคหรือการเลิกใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

atrophia

penurunan ukuran organ yang disebabkan oleh penyakit atau tidak digunakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasayang

isang pagbaba sa laki ng isang organ na dulot ng sakit o hindi paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

atrofi

pengurangan saiz organ yang disebabkan oleh penyakit atau tidak digunakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضمور

انخفاض في حجم العضو بسبب المرض أو عدم الاستخدام

🇮🇷Persian

آتروفی

کاهش اندازه اندام ناشی از بیماری یا عدم استفاده

🇹🇷Turkish

atrofi

hastalık veya kullanılmama nedeniyle bir organın boyutunda azalma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַוֵן

ירידה בגודל של איבר הנגרמת ממחלה או מחוסר שימוש

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