nnoun.statea decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuseSynset:wasting wasting away
Derivationally Related Form:atrophy
Hypernyms:symptom
Inherited Hypernyms:atrophysymptomevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:amyotrophiaamyotrophykraurosistabes
Full Hyponyms:amyotrophiakraurosiskraurosis vulvaetabes
nnoun.eventany weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)Synset:withering
Derivationally Related Form:atrophywither
Hypernyms:weakening
Inherited Hypernyms:atrophyweakeningtransformationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.bodyundergo atrophyExamples:- Muscles that are not used will atrophy
Derivationally Related Form:atrophy
Hypernyms:shrink shrivel shrivel up wither
Inherited Hypernyms:atrophyshriveldecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody's (body part) ---s