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Definition
to wither or weaken — especially from lack of use
- Her ... thigh was atrophied by the deep incisions Dr. Sasaki had made.Five — The Aftermath (49% in)
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.Five — The Aftermath (71% in)
There are no more uses of "atrophy" in Hiroshima.
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