Definition of "atrophies" []

• Plural form of atrophy. (noun)

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• "Can brain atrophies among the elderly lead to unintended racist views?"
• "Eventually, as the central state atrophies, regional associations and local bodies are forced to take over functions previously handled by central bodies, in the process forming the skeleton of new, smaller states."
• "As that capability atrophies, it is very hard to reconstitute and get it back."