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Definitions for Atrophia
[1] Also a·tro·phi·a [uh -troh -fee-uh ] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ . Pathology . a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
[2] degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought.
[3] to affect with or undergo atrophy.
[4] a wasting away of an organ or part, or a failure to grow to normal size as the result of disease, faulty nutrition, etc
[5] any degeneration or diminution, esp through lack of use
[6] to waste away or cause to waste away
Words nearby Atrophia
atrophyatrophic rhinitis, atrophic vaginitis, atrophied, atrophoderma, atrophodermatosis, atrophy, atropine, atropism, atropos, atry, ats
Origin of Atrophia
y1590–1600; earlier atrophie (< Middle French ) < Late Latin atrophia < Greek, equivalent to átroph(os ) not fed (see a-6, tropho-) + -ia -ia
Other words from Atrophia
a·troph·ic [uh -trof -ik, uh -troh -fik] /əˈtrɒf ɪk, əˈtroʊ fɪk/ , adjective
non·a·troph·ic , adjective
a•troph′ ic (ā-trŏf′ ĭk ) adj.
Word origin for Atrophia
yC17: from Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill-fed, from a- 1 + -trophos from trephein to feed