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Definition of atrophy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

atrophy

noun

NAmE//ˈætrəfi//

[uncountable] (medical)

1the condition of losing flesh, muscle, strength, etc. in a part of the body because it does not have enough blood

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2(figurative, formal) TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children's imaginations.

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