Atrophy and Extinction

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Atrophy noun - A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.

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Extinction and atrophy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Atrophy".

Nearby Words: atrophied, atrophying

Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Atrophy and extinction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atrophy" instead a noun "Extinction".

Nearby Word: extinct

probable atrophy

probable extinction

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