atrophie

See also: Atrophie and atrophié

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ātrophīa, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία (atrophía, “a wasting away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.tʁɔ.fi/
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Noun

atrophie f (plural atrophies)

  1. (pathology) atrophy

Descendants

  • → English: atrophy
  • → Persian: آتروفی (âtrofi)
  • → Romanian: atrofie
  • → Turkish: atrofi

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