HOW TO PRONOUNCE
atrophy
/ˈætɹəfi/
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The initial vowel is the one in cat. Let the next vowel relax, and finish with fee: the written ph stands for a single f sound.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The specialist looked for signs of muscle atrophy.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does atrophy mean?
noun
- A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb
- To wither or waste away.
- To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
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But a prolonged use of the visual mechanism tends to hypertrophy--or atrophy, as the eyes of deep-sea fishes show.
In a similar manner the lymphatic, venous and glandular structures which constitute the absorbent vessels of the intestines atrophy and slough away.
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It is characterized clinically by a myxedematous condition of the subcutaneous tissues and mental failure, and anatomically by atrophy of the thyroid gland.