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English word atrophy comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, Ancient Greek τροφή, and later Latin atrophia (Atrophy (wasting consumption).)
ἀ- (Ancient Greek)
τροφή (Ancient Greek)
ἄτροφος (Ancient Greek)
ἀτροφία (Ancient Greek)
atrophia (Latin)
Atrophy (wasting consumption).
atrophie (French)
Atrophy.
atrophy (English)
(intransitive) To wither or waste away. [from early 18th c.]. (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.].