troph

Usage

• atrophy

  Atrophy is a process by which parts of the body, such as muscles and organs, lessen in size or weaken in strength due to internal nerve damage, poor nutrition, or aging.

• atrophied

  (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

• atrophying

  muscles’ lessening in size or weakening in strength

• dystrophy

  any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

• hypertrophy

  undergo hypertrophy