Hypertext Webster Gateway: "atrophied"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Atrophied \At"ro*phied\, p. a.
Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in
development at a very early stage; rudimentary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. {Atrophied}.]
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
weaken.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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