atrophies
[ˈætrəfi:z]

n.

萎缩，衰退( atrophy的名词复数 )；

v.

（使）萎缩，（使）虚脱，（使）衰退( atrophy的第三人称单数 )；

英英释义

atrophy[ 'ætrəfi ]

• n.
  • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

    同义词：wastingwasting away

  • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

    同义词：withering

• v.undergo atrophy

  "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

词组短语

muscular atrophy肌肉萎缩

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. More exercises can avoid atrophy of cartilage.
   多加锻炼可以避免软骨萎缩。
2. The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge.
   除非能多涌现出一些作家和艺术家

用作动词(v.)

1. Muscles that are not used will atrophy.
   肌肉经常不用就会萎缩。
2. Their political power gradually atrophied.
   他们的政治力量逐渐衰退了。

权威例句

Atrophies
The olivopontocerebellar atrophies: a review.
The genetics of spinal muscular atrophies
CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES
The nosology of the spinal muscular atrophies
Investigations on muscle atrophies arising from disuse and tenotomy
Gene for chronic proximal spinal muscular atrophies maps to chromosome 5q
Pearn, J. Classification of spinal muscular atrophies. Lancet 1: 919-922
De novo and inherited deletions of the 5q13 region in spinal muscular atrophies
59th ENMC International Workshop: Spinal Muscular Atrophies: recent progress and revised diagnostic criteria 17-19 April 1998, Soest...