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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
atrophy, wasting away, wasting - a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse


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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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