p. a. | 1. | Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary. |
Adj. | 1. | atrophied - (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" Synonyms: diminished, wasted Antonyms: hypertrophied, enlarged - (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" |