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atrophy

[a-truh-fee] / ˈæ trə fi /


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Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

I worry about what AI is going to do, like, is that going to feel so real that it causes our interactional muscles to atrophy?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

If those muscles are not used, then they atrophy.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

"He was like, 'it's about atrophy and entropy and the forces of the universe'," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The gates popped open with a metallic screech and we slipped through the small gap rust and atrophy would allow.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline