n. 25B6; verb
muscles atrophy in microgravity : WASTE AWAY, become emaciated, wither, shrivel (up), shrink; decay, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, weaken.
the Labour campaign atrophied : DWINDLE, deteriorate, decline, wane, fade, peter out, crumble, disintegrate, collapse, slump, go downhill.
strengthen, flourish.
25B6; noun muscular atrophy : WASTING, emaciation, withering, shrivelling, shrinking; decay, decline, deterioration, degeneration, weakening, debilitation, enfeeblement.
strengthening.