the process of atrophying or state of having atrophied:gastric atrophyextensive TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children’s imaginations
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1(of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution:the calf muscles will atrophy (as adjective atrophied)in some beetles, the hindwings are atrophied
2gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect:the imagination can atrophy from lack of use
