Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "atrophied" ita ce: a sha atrophy; don ɓata ko rage girman, musamman saboda rashin amfani ko abinci mai gina jiki. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar a cikin mahallin likita don kwatanta raguwa ko lalacewa na nama, gabo, ko tsoka. Gabaɗaya, atrophy yana nuna asarar aiki ko ƙarfi saboda rashin amfani, rauni, ko cuta.
