English-German translation for "atrophy"

"atrophy" German translation

atrophy
[ˈætrəfi]noun | Substantiv s

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Verkümmerung, Schwinden, Entartung Atrophie, Abmagerung, Abzehrung, Schrumpfung, Verkümmerung Schwund, Rückbildung
  • Verkümmerungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy degeneration
    Schwindenneuter | Neutrum n
    atrophy degeneration
    Entartungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy degeneration
    atrophy degeneration
  • Atrophiefeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Abmagerungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Abzehrungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Schrumpfungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Verkümmerungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Schwundmasculine | Maskulinum m
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    Rückbildungfeminine | Femininum f
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
    atrophy medicine | MedizinMED
atrophy
[ˈætrəfi]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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aus-, abzehren, zermürben absterben einschrumpfen schwinden lassen
atrophy
[ˈætrəfi]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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schwinden, verkümmern, absterben, zusammen-, einschrumpfen
Alle diese Entwicklungen drohen zu einem Qualifikationsschwund zu führen.
All of this risks serious skill atrophy.
Source: News-Commentary
Sie ist eine der Zellen, die bei Krankheiten wie Schizophrenie zu verkümmern scheinen.
It's one of the cells that seems to be atrophied in disorders like schizophrenia.
Source: TED
Die Muskeln seiner Beine haben sich in den sieben Monaten der Bettlägrigkeit zurückgebildt.
The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
Source: Tatoeba
Heute wissen wir, dass der Hippocampus bei einer Reihe von psychiatrischen Störungen atrophiert.
We now know that it atrophies in a number of psychiatric disorders.
Source: News-Commentary
Ohne sie wäre die Seele Europas noch mehr verkümmert als sie dies langsam zu tun scheint.
Without them, Europe ’ s soul would atrophy even more than it is apparently slowly doing now.
Source: Europarl
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