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amyotrophy

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amyotrophy [ˌæmɪˈɒtrəfɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
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Noun1.amyotrophy - progressive wasting of muscle tissues
amyotrophia
atrophy, wasting away, wasting - a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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Affected individuals have variable combinations of cerebellar ataxia, progressive external opthalmoplegia (paralysis of eye muscle), pyramidal signs, dystonia (impairment of muscle tone) and amyotrophy (muscle wasting).
Machado-Joseph Disease: Model for Study in C. Elegans by Maciel, Patricia / Generations
AIt may be neuralgic amyotrophy, where the nerves to the muscles around the shoulder are damaged.
Surgery; Answering all your medical problems by Smith, Tom / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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