"Since unused muscles atrophy, an arm or leg that remains in a cast for some time becomes thinner."
Context Clues:
1. An arm or leg in a cast is unused
2. Becoming thinner = becoming weaker?
noun
1.
Also, a·tro·phi·a /əˈtroʊfiə/ Show Spelled[uh-troh-fee-uh] Show IPA. Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
2.
degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought.
People's minds atrophy if they only watch television all the time.
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