Both Uses of
atrophy
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- Her ... thigh was atrophied by the deep incisions Dr. Sasaki had made.
Chpt 5 *atrophied = made weaker (and smaller)
- He was shown that his father's brain had atrophied, his large intestine had become enlarged, and there was a cancer the size of a Ping-Pong ball in his liver.†
Chpt 5atrophied = withered or weakened -- especially from lack of use
Definition:
to wither or weaken -- especially from lack of use