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atrophied

/ˈætɹəfid/

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What does atrophied mean?

adjective

  1. Characterized by atrophy.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of atrophy

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈætɹəfid/

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Rudimentary, atrophied, or aborted organs.—Organs or parts in this strange condition, bearing the stamp of inutility, are extremely common throughout nature.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228
The posterior limbs of the Geotrupes stercorarius, "perfectly developed in the adult, are atrophied in the larvae, reduced to mere specks."
Georges Victor LegrosFabre, Poet of ScienceTranslated by Bernard MiallProject Gutenberg ebook #3489
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Or else some experience may make others hateful to him, or he may have so intellectualized his life that this instinct has atrophied.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
The eye was atrophied, and on examination a piece of stone was seen projecting from it directly between the lids.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
The membranous linings of the internal organs are doing the work for the inactive, sluggish and atrophied skin, kidneys and intestines.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273