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Amyotrophy

Definition: Amyotrophy

Amyotrophy

Noun

1. Progressive wasting of muscle tissues.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Amyotrophy

Domain	Definition
Health	A type of diabetic neuropathy that causes muscle weakness and wasting. (references)
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Synonym: Amyotrophy

Synonym: amyotrophia (n). (additional references)

Commercial Usage: Amyotrophy

Domain	Title
References	The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Monomelic Amyotrophy (reference) (more reference examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Amyotrophy

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Monomelic amyotrophy (MMA) is a disease of nerves, known as motor neurons, that are responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. (references)
		In PLS, there is no evidence of the degeneration of spinal motor neurons or muscle wasting (amyotrophy) that occurs in a similar disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). (references)
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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Amyotrophy

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
monomelic amyotrophy	11
amyotrophy diabetic	9
amyotrophy	5
amyotrophy neuralgic	3
amyotrophy focal	2
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Modern Translation: Amyotrophy

Language		Translations for "amyotrophy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		amyotrofi, myatrofi, muskelsvind. (various references)

Dutch		amyotrophia, amyotrofie, spieratrofie. (various references)

French		amyotrophie. (various references)

German		Amyotrophie, Amyotrophia. (various references)

Greek		μυϊκή ατροφία, μυατροφία. (various references)

Italian		atrofia muscolare, amiotrofia. (various references)

Pig Latin		amyotrophyay.(various references)

Portuguese		amiotrofia. (various references)

Spanish		amiotrofia. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Amyotrophy

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-h-m-o-o-p-r-t-y-y"
	-2 letters: myopathy.
	-3 letters: atrophy, taproom.
	-4 letters: hooray, morpho, oompah, trophy.
	-5 letters: amort, aport, atomy, atopy, harpy, hoary, hooty, mayor, moory, moray, morph, mothy, motor, myopy, mythy, oomph, ortho, party, payor, photo, promo, rhyta, roomy, rooty, tharm, thoro, thorp, thymy, torah, tramp, tromp, troop, tryma, yahoo.
	Words containing the letters "a-h-m-o-o-p-r-t-y-y"
	+4 letters: cardiomyopathy.
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