ATROPHY

v. & n.

--v. (-ies, -ied)

1. intr. waste away through undernourishment, ageing, or lack of use; become emaciated.

2 tr. cause to atrophy.

--n. the process of atrophying; emaciation.

Etymology: F atrophie or LL atrophia f. Gk f. a- not + trophe food