atrophic
Americanadjective
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First, it was smaller than average, or atrophic, with a corresponding loss of neurons.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2021
In contrast, scars that result from acne and chickenpox have a sunken appearance and are called atrophic scars.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Vaginal atrophy, also known as atrophic vaginitis, involves a thinning, drying and inflammation of the walls of the vagina from a loss of estrogen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2012
Two types of arthritis are recognized: atrophic and hypertrophic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Illness, as is well known, tends to interfere with the nourishment of the skin and to establish an atrophic diathesis of the follicular ganglia.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various
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