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Atrophied
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Key brain element either never grew, during earliest childhood, or atrophied.
- My leg grew shorter, as the muscles atrophied and the ball of the ball-and-socket joint migrated into my pelvis.
- Her muscles atrophied from inactivity, and she developed pneumonia.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
2.
degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to affect with or undergo atrophy.
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Medical Dictionary
atrophied at·ro·phied (āt'rə-fēd)
adj.
Characterized by atrophy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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