Atrophied

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atrophied \At"ro*phied\, p. a.
     Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in
     development at a very early stage; rudimentary.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. {Atrophied}.]
     To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
     weaken.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  atrophied
       adj : (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" [syn: {wasted},
              {diminished}] [ant: {hypertrophied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  atrophy
       n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
            [syn: {wasting}, {wasting away}]
       2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of
          use) [syn: {withering}]
       v : undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
       [also: {atrophied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  atrophied
       See {atrophy}