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atrophied
/ˈætɹəfid/
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What does atrophied mean?
adjective
- Characterized by atrophy.
verb
- 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.
The posterior limbs of the Geotrupes stercorarius, "perfectly developed in the adult, are atrophied in the larvae, reduced to mere specks."
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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.
The eye was atrophied, and on examination a piece of stone was seen projecting from it directly between the lids.
The membranous linings of the internal organs are doing the work for the inactive, sluggish and atrophied skin, kidneys and intestines.