atrophic
- a relating to or characterized by atrophy
atrophic arthritis
- Two types of arthritis are recognized: atrophic and hypertrophic.
- While the India of today is a dynamic land of opportunity, for most of my life it was an atrophic and closed societythe antithesis of Hong Kong.
- They dropped small amounts of female sex hormone estrogen into the noses of patients who suffered from atrophic rhinitis (withering of the nasal mucous membranes).