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amyotrophy [ˌæmɪˈɒtrəfɪ] n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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2004), Patients in some families demonstrated not only parkinsonism
but also dementia and amyotrophy. Proximal neuropathy, sometimes called lumbosacral plexus
neuropathy, femoral neuropathy, or diabetic amyotrophy, starts with pain
in either the thighs, hips, buttocks, or legs, usually on one side of
the body. Neuralgic amyotrophy is an uncommon
neuromuscular syndrome of weakness and atrophy of muscles around the
shoulder girdle and upper extremity, typically preceded by intense pain. |
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