wasting away

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noun

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
• Syn:
atrophy, wasting
• Derivationally related forms:
atrophy (for: atrophy)
• Hypernyms:
symptom
• Hyponyms:
amyotrophia, amyotrophy, tabes, kraurosis