atrophy vs depravation

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. 

depravation

noun
  • Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. 

  • Detraction; depreciation. 

  • The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. 

  • The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting. 

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