atrophy
Day 19Level 1AA-troh-fee
waste away
wither from disuse, to waste away
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
deteriorate, degeneration, decline
Antonyms:
ascent, betterment
Example Sentence:
These reductions in functional connectivity were not attributable to age or structural atrophy in those brain regions.
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