AMYOTROPHY


Meaning of AMYOTROPHY in English

[ ˌamɪ'ɒtrəfi ]

■ noun Medicine atrophy of muscular tissue.

Derivatives

amyotrophic adjective

Origin

C19: from a- 1 + Gk mus , muo- 'muscle' + Gk trophē 'nourishment'.

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