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Definition of atrophic in English:

atrophic

adjective

Medicine

  • (of body tissue or an organ) having atrophied.

    ‘the lower leg muscles were atrophic’
    • ‘an atrophic endometrium’

Pronunciation

atrophic

/əˈträfik/ /əˈtrɑfɪk/

Origin

Mid 19th century from Greek atrophos ‘poorly nourished’ (see atrophy).