amyotrophy

A1M3Y4O1T1R1O1P3H4Y4

noun

atrophy of muscles

Similar
amyotrophia
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounamyotrophy (countable and uncountable, plural amyotrophies)

plural amyotrophies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineatrophy of muscles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprogressive wasting of muscle tissues

Similar
amyotrophia
Broader
atrophywastingwasting away

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a- + myo- + -trophy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French amyotrophie
  • amyotrophieatrophy of muscles
Indonesian amiotrofi
  • amiotrofiatrophy of muscles
Italian amiotrofia
  • amiotrofiaatrophy of muscles
Polish amiotrofia
  • amiotrofiaatrophy of muscles
Portuguese amiotrofia
  • amiotrofiaatrophy of muscles
Spanish amiotrofia
  • amiotrofiaatrophy of muscles
Cite this entry
APA

amyotrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyotrophy

MLA

“amyotrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyotrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amyotrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyotrophy.

Source: amyotrophy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.