antatrophic

[ ant-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]

/ ˌænt əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /

Medicine/Medical

adjective

preventing or curing atrophy.

noun

an antatrophic agent.

Nearby words

antarctic zone, antarctica, antares, antarthritic, antasthmatic, antatrophic, antbird, ante, ante meridiem, ante up, ante-

Origin of antatrophic

First recorded in 1805–15; ant- + atrophic

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