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Deterioration vs Atrophy - What's the difference?

deterioration | atrophy |

As nouns the difference between deterioration and atrophy

is that deterioration is the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse while atrophy is a reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

As a verb atrophy is

to wither or waste away.

deterioration

English

Noun

  • The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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    Antonyms

    * amelioration

    atrophy

    Noun

    (atrophies)
  • (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To wither or waste away.
  • To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
  • Antonyms

    * hypertrophy * strengthen

    See also

    * hypotrophy