atrophy
Definitions
Noun
- A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Verb
- Undergo atrophy
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| 1 | trophy | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | atop | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | entropy | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | astrophysics | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | troy | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | autopsy | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | troup | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | dystrophy | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | atrophied | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | tuohy | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | brophy | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | atrophies | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | lathrop | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | fantroy | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ardolph | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | apostrophe | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | watry | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | troyu | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | troth | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | tropp | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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