Atrophy vs. Hypotrophy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Atrophy and Hypotrophy
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Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), 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.
Hypotrophy
Progressive degeneration of an organ or tissue caused by loss of cells.
Atrophy
A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use
Muscular atrophy of a person affected with paralysis.
Hypotrophy
A degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the reduction of the volume of the cells
Atrophy
A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution
Intellectual atrophy.
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Atrophy
To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
Atrophy
To waste away; wither or deteriorate.
Atrophy
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
Atrophy
(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
Atrophy
(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Atrophy
A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
Atrophy
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Atrophy
To waste away; to dwindle.
Atrophy
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Atrophy
Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Atrophy
Undergo atrophy;
Muscles that are not used will atrophy
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