atrophy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Types & categories
- symptom hypernym
- amyotrophia hyponym
- tabes hyponym
- kraurosis hyponym
Related & opposite
- atrophy derivation
Sense 2 verb
undergo atrophy
Muscles that are not used will atrophy
Types & categories
- shrink hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Types & categories
- weakening hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | atrophy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | symptom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | amyotrophia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tabes |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kraurosis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | withering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | atrophy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | shrink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | atrophy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fade |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | weakening |