【atrophy】 - SAT备考词汇

atrophy

UK:  ['ætrəfɪ]

US:  ['ætrəfi]

过去分词：atrophied  现在分词：atrophying  第三人称单数：atrophies  

v.

1.(使)萎缩

2.(使)虚脱

n.

1.【医学】萎缩症,虚脱

2.【生物学】衰退;退化,退缩

3.生长停止

4.消亡

1 . for Tess's energies returned with the atrophy of his, and she walked as fast as she was able past the barn and onward.
因为苔丝在他手足无措的时候恢复了力气，已经尽快绕过麦仓，往前走了。

2 . By combining MR and PET, clinicians may be able to make a more sound determination of both cognitive impairment and atrophy.
通过MR和PET的联合应用，医师能够在认知障碍和脑萎缩之间做出一个更合理的决定。

3 . If she did not resist atrophy with every cell in her body, it would creep in as soon as she dropped her vigilance.
如果她不用全身的细胞去对抗萎缩，那么只要她稍一松懈，这种萎缩将会很快蔓延到她的全身。

4 . Spinal muscular atrophy in childhood is one of the most common neuromuscular disorders with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.
儿童型脊髓性肌萎缩症是常见的遗传性神经肌肉病，为常染色体隐性遗传。

5 . Person does not exercise susceptible to osteoporosis, muscle atrophy, the body will lack agility and coordination, and physical decline.
人不运动容易患骨质疏松症，肌肉萎缩，身体也会缺乏敏捷性和协调性，体能下降。