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Atrophe

Description:

Atrophe refers to a state of wasting away or a reduction in size or function of a body part, tissue, organ, or muscle due to inactivity, disease, or malnutrition.

It can also be used figuratively to describe a decline, decay, or degeneration in any aspect, such as social, economic, or cultural.

Sample Sentences:

• 1. Due to the prolonged bed rest, the patient experienced muscular atrophe in his legs.
• 2. The abandoned house showed signs of atrophe with crumbling walls and broken windows.
• 3. The war led to the atrophe of the once-flourishing economy.
• 4. Lack of exercise can result in atrophe of the muscles.

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