Debilitated vs Atrophy - What's the difference?
debilitated | atrophy |
Weakened.
run down, damaged, in disrepair.
(debilitate)
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
To wither or waste away.
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
As verbs the difference between debilitated and atrophy
is that debilitated is (debilitate) while atrophy is to wither or waste away.As an adjective debilitated
is weakened.As a noun atrophy is
(pathology) a reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.debilitated
English
Adjective
(-)- His debilitated body, the victim of the wasting disease, could no longer support his weight.