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Pathologic atrophy of
muscles can
occur with
diseases of the
motor nerves or
diseases of the
muscle tissue itself.
Examples of
atrophying nerve diseases...
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Muscle atrophy is the loss of
skeletal muscle m****. It can be
caused by immobility, aging, malnutrition, medications, or a wide
range of
injuries or diseases...
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Atrophic vaginitis is
inflammation of the **** as a
result of
tissue thinning due to not
enough estrogen.
Symptoms may
include pain with ****, ****l...
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Cerebral atrophy is a
common feature of many of the
diseases that
affect the brain.
Atrophy of any
tissue means a
decrement in the size of the cell, which...
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Breast atrophy is the
normal or
spontaneous atrophy or
shrinkage of the ****.
Breast atrophy commonly occurs in
women during menopause when estrogen...
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Atrophic gastritis is a
process of
chronic inflammation of the
gastric mucosa of the stomach,
leading to a loss of
gastric glandular cells and
their eventual...
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Brown atrophy of the
heart is
atrophy of the
heart muscle (or myocardium)
commonly found in the elderly. It is
described as
brown because fibers become...
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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) is the
degeneration of
neurons in
specific areas of the
brain – the cerebellum, pons, and
inferior olivary nucleus...
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Testicular atrophy is a
medical condition in
which one or both ****s (or "testes")
diminish in size and may be
accompanied by
reduced testicular function...
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Geographic atrophy (GA), also
known as
atrophic age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) or
advanced dry AMD, is an
advanced form of age-related macular...
