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At·ro·phied p. a. Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.
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At·ro·phy, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied ] To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
atrophied
adj : (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as
a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial
paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" [syn: wasted,
diminished] [ant: hypertrophied]
atrophy
n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
[syn: wasting, wasting away]
2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of
use) [syn: withering]
v : undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
[also: atrophied]