atrophy vs decadence

atrophy

noun
  • A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. 

verb
  • To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. 

  • To wither or waste away. 

decadence

noun
  • A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay 

  • The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent. 

How often have the words atrophy and decadence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )