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atrophic

/eɪˈtɹɒfɪk/US/eɪˈtɹoʊfɪk/

atrophic adjective: of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.

Adjective

atrophic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.
  2. Sunken, recessed, and indented.
    • Coordinate term: hypertrophic

Origin of atrophic

From atrophy + -ic.

Words formed from atrophic

Questions about atrophic

What does atrophic mean?
Atrophic means of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.
What part of speech is atrophic?
Atrophic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce atrophic?
Atrophic is pronounced /eɪˈtɹoʊfɪk/ (US).

Words near atrophic in the dictionary

  1. Atropatians
  2. atrophia
  3. atrophia areata
  4. atrophias
  5. atrophiated
  6. atrophic
  7. atrophically
  8. atrophied
  9. atrophies
  10. atrophin
  11. atrophins

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