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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Progressive degeneration of an organ or tissue caused by loss of cells.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
atrophy . - noun An abnormal state due to defective nutrition.
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- noun a
degeneration in thefunctioning of anorgan due to theloss ofcells
Etymologies
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hypo- + -trophy
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