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hypotrophy
(redirected from hypotrophic)

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hy·pot·ro·phy  (h-ptr-f)
n. pl. hy·pot·ro·phies
Progressive degeneration of an organ or tissue caused by loss of cells.

hypo·trophic (hp-trfk) adj.


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Researchers studied two unrelated individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI, which is characterized by congenital hypotonia, lax joints, severe kyphoscoliosis, friable skin and hemorrhagic hypotrophic scars.
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