atrophy
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(a′trŏ-fē)

[¹an- + -trophy]
1. A decrease in size of an organ or tissue; wasting. Atrophy may result from death and resorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased activity, or hormonal changes.
2. To degenerate; lose size, strength, or vitality.
atrophic (ā″trō′fik)

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(a′trŏ-fē)

[¹an- + -trophy]
1. A decrease in size of an organ or tissue; wasting. Atrophy may result from death and resorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased activity, or hormonal changes.
2. To degenerate; lose size, strength, or vitality.
atrophic (ā″trō′fik)

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Atrophy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762248/all/atrophy.
Atrophy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762248/all/atrophy. Accessed January 31, 2023.
Atrophy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762248/all/atrophy
Atrophy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762248/all/atrophy.
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