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[ adjective ] (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Synonyms Examples "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)This connection was clarified by Smith and Smith ( 1922 ) , who showed that saline extracts of fresh bovine pituitary_glands could re-activate the atrophied thyroids of hypophysectomised tadpoles . Related terms |
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