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hypotrophy

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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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The skeletal muscles of patients with CHF have been observed to have a decrease in the average diameters of the type I and type II fibers, selective atrophy of type II fibers, pronounced nonselective myopathy and hypotrophy of type I fibers, increased intracellular acid phosphatase activity, and increased intracellular lipid accumulation.
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