The shrinking of a body part due to lack of nutrition. In diabetes, this may mean a decrease in the amount of fat under the skin. This sometimes occurs at the sites of insulin injection and results in hollowed-out areas that are cosmetically undesirable.
Shrinking or wasting of a tissue or organ.
A decrease in the size of a normally developed organ or tissue. It is often used in reference to wasting of tissue such as muscle where it loses strength and size.
Means decreasing in muscle tissue. To prevent this its recommended to lift weights at least 3 times a week.
Withering away - decrease in size and functional ability of tissue or organs.
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A wasting, a decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
wasting of a normally developed organ or tissue.
Shrinkage or wasting of a tissue or organ due to a reduction in the size or number of its cells.
decrease in size or function of an organ.
The weakening or degeneration of muscles, especially through lack of use.
The progressive loss of muscle mass, or wasting, caused by reduction in the size or number of muscle cells. It is one of the later symptoms of ALS.
A wasting or diminution of size or physiological activity of a part of the body.
from the Greek atrophia, not to nourish]: Shrinking or degeneration of tissues. Usually results from disuse or disease.
a wasting of the tissue due to loss of nutrition or neural stimulus.
A decrease in the overall size of an organic tissue.
Refers to cells, structures or organs that have wasted away and have lost their normal function.
The shrinkage or wasting of an organ or muscle, usually through the lack of use, poor blood circulation, malnutrition or disease.
Decrease of a muscle caused by the decrease in the size of its cells because of inactivity.
A decrease in muscle size because of lack of use or disease. This often occurs when a cast is worn for a long period of time.
reduction in size or function of tissue, organs, or the entire body caused by lack of use.
A fancy word for the "use it or lose it" principle. Body structures become smaller due to lack of use or stimulation.
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
Usually attributed to muscle, it is a shrinking in size, usually following a period of disuse or immobility.
The degeneration of tissue that involves death of cells. Atrophy of the brain tissue can sometimes be seen with a Magnetic Resonance Image.
Thinning and decreased blood flow to tissue resultant from a lack of hormones, most commonly estrogen.
Loss of substance. Often refers to loss of bulk in a muscle that is used little or not at all. Atrophy, Optic - Pallor and loss of blood vessels on the optic nerve head as is seen through the ophthalmoscope. This is caused by loss of myelin or of optic nerve fibers and blood vessels in the optic nerve.
A wasting of a normal developed organ or tissue due to degeneration of cells. This may be due to disease, aging, lack of use, or malnutrition.
a shrinking in size, usually of a muscle, following a period of disuse or immobility.
A decrease in size and strength of a part of the body due to disease or inactivity.
Weakening of muscle tissue from lack of use
partial or total loss of the qualities of tissue or an organ, including their components.
Loss of cells and tissue.
Shrinkage/loss. i.e.: muscular atrophy = muscle wasting.
failure of tissue development or maintenance
Loss of volume due to lack of use or loss of nerve supply, as in a paralyzed muscle.
AT-tre-fee Muscle degeneration resulting from lack of use or immobilization. 702
The decrease in the size of any part, tissue or cell as result of either pathological processes or disuse
Atrophy occurs when normal tissue or an organ wastes because the cells die. Under nourishment, disease, injury, lack of use or ageing may cause atrophy.
Acquired reduction in cell size or size of an organ.
Decrease in size of normally developed organ of tissue; wasting.
A wasting of, or an inhibition of blood to a part of the body, due to overactivity of vaso-constrictor neural units.
a deterioration of body tissue
Reduction in size of an anatomic structure, frequently related to disuse or decreased blood supply.
wasting, shrinkage of muscle tissue or nerve tissue.
People with Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) may demonstrate a loss of brain tissue in the areas of the brain affected by the syndrome. On MRI or CT, these regions look smaller than normal areas of the brain.
A wasting or decrease in size of an organ, tissue, or body part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use.
A wasting of the tissues of a body part.
Greek a = negative, and trophe = food, hence wasting from starvation.
To waste away, usually used in describing muscles.
The reduction in size of an organ by distributed metabolism.
Shrinkage in size of a particular structure, such as muscle groups, or of the brain.
Reduction in size of a previously normal-sized organ.
volume reduction of an organ or tissue due to varied pathological lesions.
emaciation, loss of tissue.
progressive degeneration, wasting or decrease in size, especially the loss of muscle tissue.
To shrivel or shrink form disuse, as in mucular atropy.
Weakening of muscle tissue due to lack of use.
A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from death and reabsorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, decreased cellular volume, pressure, ischemia, malnuturition, lessened function, or hormonal changes.
A continuous decline of a body part or tissue, usually a muscle, following a period of disuse or immobility
A wasting or diminution of a body structure due to failure of nutrition.
A condition in which a given tissue lacks stimulation by a hormone and it undergoes changes that interfere with its function. For example, the lining of the womb (endometrium) undergoes atrophy after menopause and for this reason the monthly periods stop.
Weakness and wasting caused by disuse of the muscle over a long period.
a decline in tissue or body part, following period of disuse or immobility
A loss of tissue. Fat loss in the arms, legs, face, or butt is a possible symptom of lipodystrophy (See Lipodystrophy).
Progressive muscle weakness and wasting
Deterioration of muscle tissue.
A decrease in size and strength of the muscle tissue.
loss of muscle mass due to physical inactivity.
To shrivel or shrink from disuse; as in muscular atrophy.
shrinkage of muscle mass or brain tissue due to degeneration
refers to a state of deterioration usually within the muscle or bodily organ due to a lack of use or health.
A wasting of tissues or decrease in size of a part of the body because of disease or other influences.
A wasting or loss of size of a part of the body as a result of disease or other influences.
Decrease in size or wasting of a body part or tissue (especially when body part is not in use).
wasting of tissue or organ due to disease or lack of use (as in muscle atrophy). The testicles can become atrophic due to disease, cancer or abnormal development.
The reducing in volume and weight of a cell, organ or body part. Muscle atrophy already starts after 14 days of persistent paralysis.
Shrinking in size; often used to describe the loss of brain tissue seen in Alzheimer's disease during an autopsy.
The decrease in size or wasting of a body organ or tissue.
A decrease in the size of an organ or tissue (wasting). Common causes of diseases involving muscle atrophy are a lack of nutrition or blood supply or loss of signals from nerve cells.
the process where a body part or tissue gets weaker and shrinks when it is not used. A common occurrence when people break a bone and don't use that body part for awhile.
A decrease in the size of a normally developed tissue or organ.
Shrinking of tissues of brain mass and other organs.
When an organ diminishes in size.
Decrease in muscle mass, due to either non-use or loss of innervation of muscles.
a wasting or shrinking of cells, tissue, organs or muscle.
Shrinking of size; often used to describe the loss of brain mass seen in Alzheimer’s disease during autopsy.
a wasting of tissues, organs or the entire body; caused by death and resorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased function or hormonal changes.
wasting and shrinkage of tissue.
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the shrinkage or near disappearance of a tissue or organ
Degeneration or shrinking of cells, tissues, or organs. Muscle atrophy ultimately causes muscle weakness.