atrophied

1. 1.

   (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”

   Synonymswasteddiminished

   Antonymshypertrophied

Questions about atrophied

What does atrophied mean?

atrophied means "(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use".

How many syllables are in atrophied?

atrophied has 3 syllables: at-ro-phied. The stress falls on "at". In IPA it is /ˈætɹəfid/.

What is another word for atrophied?

Close synonyms include wasted, diminished. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of atrophied?

The recorded antonyms are hypertrophied.

Is atrophied a common word?

atrophied is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.