資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Atrophied \At"ro*phied\, p. a.
Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in
development at a very early stage; rudimentary.
Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. {Atrophied}.]
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
weaken.
資料來源 : WordNet®
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}]
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}]
atrophied
See {atrophy}