amyotrophia
- noun
- /ˌeɪmiəˈtroʊfiə/
- Specialized
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amiotrofia
- The patient was diagnosed with amyotrophia after experiencing a gradual loss of muscle strength.
Examples
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Physical therapy aims to slow the progression of amyotrophia in affected individuals.
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Certain neurological disorders can result in severe amyotrophia over time.
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Don't ignore the signs of amyotrophia!
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What is amyotrophia?
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Physical therapy aims to slow the progression of amyotrophia in affected individuals.
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The patient was diagnosed with amyotrophia after experiencing a gradual loss of muscle strength.
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Certain neurological disorders can result in severe amyotrophia over time.
Synonyms
12
8.5
A gradual loss of muscle or body tissue from not being used
Loss of muscle that gets worse over time, often from nerve damage
Antonyms
- Specialized
3
8.6
An unusual increase in the size of a body part or organ because its cells get bigger
How Atrophied
Surface Forms
Morphology
amyotrophia = amyotrophy (opaque) = a + myo + troph + ia
The term is formed from Greek medical combining forms and the noun-forming suffix '-ia'; this formation is specialized and not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Amyotrophia breaks into three parts: a- 'without', myo- 'muscle', and troph 'nourishment', the same root you see in atrophy. So amyotrophia means 'muscle without nourishment', which helps explain why it describes muscles that gradually waste away.