英语词汇“atrophy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Wearing a cast on a broken leg can cause atrophy, or withering, in the leg, because it is immobilized and gets no exercise.

Appearing in English in the 17th century, the word atrophy originally described a lack of nourishment. Atrophy occurs in parts of the body that can't move or be "fed" because of disease or injury. It also is used to describe things that go dull through lack of use, like skills in sports or artistic creativity. The (unrelated) word "trophy" refers to something that sits on a shelf and is admired, while atrophy is a condition of being "shelved," or made inactive and lifeless.

WORD FAMILY

atrophy: atrophied, atrophies, atrophying

USAGE EXAMPLES

To ward off atrophy, buy a drawer organizer, suggested Ms. Lowenheim, who uses expandable drawer organizers from Staples in her own home.

New York Times(Dec 23, 2016)

NEW DRUG: Biogen rose 2.3 percent on news that the Federal Drug Administration approved the company’s treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder.

Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016)

NEW DRUG: Biogen rose 2.5 percent on news that the Federal Drug Administration approved the company’s treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1n a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

wasting, wasting away

amyotrophia, amyotrophy

progressive wasting of muscle tissues

tabes

wasting of the body during a chronic disease

kraurosis

atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane

kraurosis vulvae

kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion

symptom

(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

2n any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

Syn|Hyper

withering

weakening

becoming weaker

3v undergo atrophy

Muscles that are not used will atrophy

Hyper

shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither

wither, as with a loss of moisture

单词	atrophy
释义	atrophy (once / 5334 pages) nv Wearing a cast on a broken leg can cause atrophy, or withering, in the leg, because it is immobilized and gets no exercise. Appearing in English in the 17th century, the word atrophy originally described a lack of nourishment. Atrophy occurs in parts of the body that can't move or be "fed" because of disease or injury. It also is used to describe things that go dull through lack of use, like skills in sports or artistic creativity. The (unrelated) word "trophy" refers to something that sits on a shelf and is admired, while atrophy is a condition of being "shelved," or made inactive and lifeless. WORD FAMILY atrophy: atrophied, atrophies, atrophying USAGE EXAMPLES To ward off atrophy, buy a drawer organizer, suggested Ms. Lowenheim, who uses expandable drawer organizers from Staples in her own home. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) NEW DRUG: Biogen rose 2.3 percent on news that the Federal Drug Administration approved the company’s treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) NEW DRUG: Biogen rose 2.5 percent on news that the Federal Drug Administration approved the company’s treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper wasting, wasting away amyotrophia, amyotrophy progressive wasting of muscle tissues tabes wasting of the body during a chronic disease kraurosis atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane kraurosis vulvae kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 2n any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) Syn\|Hyper withering weakening becoming weaker 3v undergo atrophy Muscles that are not used will atrophy Hyper shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither wither, as with a loss of moisture
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