atrophy of disuse

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• disuse atrophy — atrophy of disuse wasting caused by lack of normal exercise of a part …   Medical dictionary

• Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… …   Medical dictionary

• disuse atrophy — noun (medicine) The wasting away of a part as a result of diminution or cessation of functional activity • • • Main Entry: ↑disuse …   Useful english dictionary

• atrophy — atrophic /euh trof ik, euh troh fik/, adj. /a treuh fee/, n., v., atrophied, atrophying. n. 1. Also, atrophia /euh troh fee euh/. Pathol. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage. 2.… …   Universalium

• Atrophy — For the American thrash metal band, see Atrophy (band) Atrophy Classification and external resources Mice with spinal muscular atrophy MeSH …   Wikipedia

• atrophy — n. the wasting away of a normally developed organ or tissue due to degeneration of cells. This may be physiological or pathological. Physiological atrophy occurs during embryonic life and the neonatal period (web spaces, notochord, umbilical… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• atrophy — at•ro•phy [[t]ˈæ trə fi[/t]] n. v. phied, phy•ing 1) a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage 2) degeneration or decline, as from disuse 3) to affect with atrophy 4) to undergo atrophy;… …   From formal English to slang

• atrophy —   n. wasting or paralysis due to lack of nutrition or exercise; Biology, loss of organ due to disuse; v.i. & t. suffer or cause atrophy.    ♦ atrophic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Muscle atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M62.5 ICD 9 728.2 …   Wikipedia

• rheumatoid arthritis — Pathol. a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction. [1855 60] * * * Chronic,… …   Universalium

• human aging — ▪ physiology and sociology Introduction       physiological changes that take place in the human body leading to senescence, the decline of biological functions and of the ability to adapt to metabolic stress. In humans the physiological… …   Universalium