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atrophy

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Yeah, it seems to me that the first problem with not giving your GI tract food is that it could make your GI tract atrophy.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of atrophy gathered in one view.

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for atrophy.

noun

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

See also: wasting

noun

any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

See also: withering

verb

undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

Example sentences

1

Yeah, it seems to me that the first problem with not giving your GI tract food is that it could make your GI tract atrophy.

2

Resistance to noisy distraction is a perceptual skill that can atrophy without practice.

3

If an infinite amount of virtual stuff is available does my imagination atrophy?

4

The article also mentions how this process is already causing basic aviation skills to atrophy in pilots who leave too much to the computers. I think this is a very real problem, and I think it was a major contributor to the Air France flight 447 crash.

5

My guess is that a few generations of unparalleled abundance has helped atrophy a once voracious society.

6

Until we put more emphasis on not letting social skills atrophy in this atrophy-enabling climate, this history will simply keep on repeating itself.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use atrophy in a sentence?

Yeah, it seems to me that the first problem with not giving your GI tract food is that it could make your GI tract atrophy.

What does atrophy mean?

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

What part of speech is atrophy?

atrophy is commonly used as noun, verb.