Atrophy and Lapse

Atrophy

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

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

Nearby Words: atrophied, atrophying

Lapse

Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Atrophy and lapse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atrophy" instead a noun "Lapse".

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

How words are described

serious serious atrophy serious lapse
mental mental atrophy mental lapse
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Lapse and Atrophy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrophy/lapse
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Lapse or Atrophy. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrophy/lapse.
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