atrophic

adj — 2 senses

atrophic

adj

US /eɪˈtɹoʊfɪk/ · UK /eɪˈtɹɒfɪk/

Etymology From atrophy + -ic.

1

Medicine, Sciences Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.

2

Of a scar Sunken, recessed, and indented.

Coordinate term: hypertrophic

Derived terms: anatrophic, antiatrophic, atrophically, atrophic vaginitis, cerebroatrophic, encephalatrophic, fibroatrophic, lipoatrophic, nonatrophic, panatrophic, scleroatrophic
Related terms: trophic

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