atrophied definition
(Ätâ²rÉ-fÄ) n. pl. atÂ·roÂ·phies. 1. A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use: muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis. 2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution: intellectual atrophy. v. atÂ·roÂ·phied, atÂ·roÂ·phyÂ·ing, atÂ·roÂ·phies.