Atrophy
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atrophy-192-4285804
title:
Atrophy
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Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations, poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, excessive amount of apoptosis of cells, and disuse or lack of exercise or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself. In medical practice, hormonal and nerve inputs that maintain an organ or body part are said to have trophic effects. A diminished muscular trophic condition is designated as
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Partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophy
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2024-03-24T16:52:55Z
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