atrophy

[US]/ˈætrəfi/
[UK]/ˈætrəfi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. wasting away or decrease in size, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells
vi. to waste away or decrease in size, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells

Phrases & Collocations

muscle atrophy

brain atrophy

spinal cord atrophy

optic nerve atrophy

muscular atrophy

Example Sentences

the imagination can atrophy from lack of use.

muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.

However, cases with porencephaly, global atrophy or delayed myelination of unilateral temporal lobe on MRI were more related to HIE.

The characteristic changes at necropsy were swelling, hyperemia, hemorrhage and atrophy of proventriculus papillae and with mucus on the surface of papillae.

Results The CT features involved mainly muscular atrophy, hypo - density, selective involvement, muscular hypertrophy and pseudohypertrophy.

22 years old male case, sarnie macular with atrophy presentell on trunk and linbs for 12 years.

In addition, atrophy of the thalamencephalon which presents close connection with the motor-sensory cortex of the brain may occur secondary to the unilateral cerebral cortical infarction.

Objective: To explore the effects of upper and lower spinal nerve roots anastomosis on prevention of the axotomy-induced neurons atrophy and apoptosis of adult rats after spinal cord injury (SCI).

Conclusion The hypopsia after cataract surgery in the senile patients aged over 60 were mainly caused by keratopaphy, optic nerve atrophy and macularpathy of high myopia.

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