atrophic
Shrunken from disuse
Atrophic describes tissue or organs that have wasted away or shrunk from their normal size, usually due to disease, lack of use, or insufficient nourishment.
The term appears primarily in medical contexts: atrophic gastritis, atrophic scarring, atrophic vaginitis.
An atrophic muscle has lost mass and strength.
Using poorly, inefficiently
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- thinningReducing density or number
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
muscular · disuse · cachexia · gastritis · vaginitis · rhinitis · scarring · fibrosis
Basic biological units
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- muscleContractile body tissue
- glandSecreting body organ
thymus · ovarian · testicular · adrenal · involution · senescence · apoptosis · regression
wasting
Using poorly, inefficiently
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- thinningReducing density or number
deterioration · muscular · disuse · cachexia · gastritis · vaginitis · rhinitis · scarring · fibrosis · necrosis
cells
Basic biological units
gland · thymus · ovarian · testicular · adrenal · involution · senescence · apoptosis · regression · underdeveloped
skin
Body's outer layer
thinning · wrinkled · papery · fragile · aged · collagen · elasticity · photoaging · lichen · epidermis
atrophichypertrophic
Abnormally enlarged through growth
trophic · robust · healthy · hyperplastic · regenerative
- muscle atrophyShrinkage from disuse
- atrophic gastritisChronic stomach lining degeneration