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Pathology. 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.
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What is a Sentence for atrophy?
She has a muscular atrophy.
What are the two disorders of the muscular system?
There are many disorders that affect the muscular system. Two that may be best known are muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease.
What are the disorders of muscular system?
atrophy wasting away of muscle due to lack of use
What kind of disease is spinal muscular atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease. The severity of spinal muscular atrophy varies, and is the most common genetic cause of infant death.
What are disorders of?
muscular atrophy
What has the author Sven Brandt written?
Sven Brandt has written: 'Werdnig-Hoffmann's infantile progressive muscular atrophy' -- subject(s): Atrophy, Muscular, Diseases, In infancy and childhood, Infants, Muscular atrophy
What is the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy?
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal SMA.
What has the author Diego Soto written?
Diego Soto has written: 'Diego's story' -- subject(s): Muscular atrophy in children, Muscular atrophy
When does bulbospinal muscular atrophy manifest itself?
Bulbospinal muscular atrophy (Kennedy disease) manifests as muscle weakness between the ages of 20 and 40 years.
What does it mean to have muscular atrophy?
Muscular atrophy is a decrease in the mass of muscle. It can be a result of common diseases such as cancer, AIDS, renal failure and congestive heart failure. People who suffer from muscular atrophy have either partial or complete wasting away of the muscle, depending on the severity of the case.
Can muscular atrophy be a bi-product of over-training?
no
How do you treat muscle wasting?
What is the diagnosis and treatment for muscular atrophy?
