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Showing words for ATROPHY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Atrophy

atrophy

6 Letter Words for Atrophy

haptor, trophy

5 Letter Words for Atrophy

aport, aroph, atopy, harpy, hoary, otary, parto, party, pathy, payor, pharo, porta, porty, praty, rhyta, thorp, thrap, trypa, typha, yarth, yarto, yrapt

4 Letter Words for Atrophy

ahoy, arty, atop, atry, haro, harp, hart, hoar, hora, hort, hory, hoya, hypo, hypt, oary, oath, oaty, opah, orth, paho, part, path, pato, paty, payt, phar, phat, phot, poha, port, pory, prao, prat, pray, proa, ptah, pyat, pyot, pyro, rapt, rath, rato, ropy, rota, royt, ryot, tahr, taro, tarp, thar, thor, thro, toph, trah, trap, tray, trop, troy, tryp, typo, tyro

3 Letter Words for Atrophy

aho, aor, aph, apr, apt, art, ary, atp, ayr, hao, hap, hat, hay, hoa, hop, hor, hot, hoy, hyp, oar, oat, opa, opt, ora, ort, ory, pah, par, pat, pay, pho, phr, pht, poa, poh, por, pot, poy, pro, pry, pta, pty, pya, pyr, rah, rap, rat, ray, rha, rho, rhy, rot, rpt, rya, tao, tap, tar, tay, tha, tho, thy, toa, top, tor, toy, tph, tra, trp, try, typ, tyr, yah, yap, yar, yat, yor, yot

Definitions for Atrophy

[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 related to Atrophy

degeneration, decline, downfall, downgrade, deterioration, diminution, degeneracy

Words nearby Atrophy

atrophic rhinitis, atrophic vaginitis, atrophied, atrophoderma, atrophodermatosis, atrophy, atropine, atropism, atropos, atry, ats

Origin of Atrophy

1590–1600; earlier atrophie (< Middle French ) < Late Latin atrophia < Greek, equivalent to átroph(os ) not fed (see a-6, tropho-) + -ia -ia

Other words from Atrophy

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 Atrophy

C17: from Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill-fed, from a- 1 + -trophos from trephein to feed

Synonyms for Atrophy

degeneration, decline, degeneracy, deterioration, diminution, downfall, downgrade