atrophy

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atrophy 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 萎缩, 萎缩症

[医] 萎缩

英文释义

n. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

n. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

v. undergo atrophy

atrophy 的真实例句

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By their mid-20s, they experience hair loss, muscle atrophy, and loss of the fat under their skin.

—— The DNA Fix for Aging

This leads to the atrophy of the hippocampus - the chief memory switchboard!

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Without constant reinforcement, these muscles will atrophy, and when real tyranny arrives, the flabby citizen will be powerless to resist.

—— The Fake Radicals Stealing Lemons

A number of currently untreatable diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, optic nerve atrophy and heart failure, are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.

—— Cell-type-targeted mitochondrial transplantation rescues cell degeneration

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