Atrophying

Synonyms for "atrophying" (16 found)

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More general

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biological effectbiological processdegenerative processdeteriorating conditiondeteriorationdisease statepathological effectpathophysiologyphysiological processwasting process

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bone atrophybone losscardiac atrophycerebral atrophyecosystem degradationinfrastructure decaymemory degradationmuscle atrophymuscle wastingmuscular atrophymusculoskeletal atrophynerve atrophyneural atrophytissue wasting

Collocations

11 entries
atrophying brain tissueatrophying limbsatrophying musclesatrophying myocardiumatrophying neuronsatrophying optic nerveatrophying organsatrophying tissuemuscle wastingprogressive atrophyprogressively atrophying muscles

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atrophiedatrophiesmore atrophyingmost atrophying

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Neoliberalism has entailed the destruction of workers' organizations across the Global North and the atrophying of mass associational politics more generally.

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