atrophic.

Relating to the shrinkage or wasting of tissue or an organ.

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Words that belong together

• atrophic tissue
• atrophic changes

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Imaging showed atrophic changes in the unused muscle.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: uncommon.