atrophy

As a noun atrophy is

(pathology) 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.

In pathology terms the difference between atrophy and aplasia

is that atrophy is a reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use while aplasia is a condition marked by the incomplete development, or absence, of an organ or tissue.

As a verb atrophy

is to wither or waste away.

As nouns the difference between shrinkage and atrophy

is that shrinkage is the act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks while atrophy is (pathology) 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.

In intransitive terms the difference between atrophy and shrink

is that atrophy is to wither or waste away while shrink is to cower or flinch.

In transitive terms the difference between atrophy and shrink

is that atrophy is to cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken while shrink is to draw back; to withdraw.

As a noun atrophy is

(pathology) 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.

As nouns the difference between trophy and atrophy

is that trophy is tropæum 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.

As nouns the difference between atrophy and anomaly

is that atrophy is (pathology) a reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use while anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

As a verb atrophy

is to wither or waste away.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and atrophy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while atrophy is (pathology) 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.

As nouns the difference between hypoplasia and atrophy

is that hypoplasia is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells 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.