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Webster 1913 Edition
Atrophy
At′ro-phy
,Noun.
[L.
atrophia
, Gr. [GREEK]; ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] to nourish: cf. F. atrophie
.] A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
Milton.
At′ro-phy
,Verb.
T.
[
p. p.
Atrophied
.] To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
At′ro-phy
,Verb.
I.
To waste away; to dwindle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Atrophy
AT'ROPHY
,Noun.
A consumption or wasting of the flesh, with loss of strength, without any sensible cause or hectic fever; a wasting from defect of nourishment.