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Definition

amyotrophy

Variant: amyotrophia

(ā‵mī‵o'trŏ-fē , ā‵mī‵ŏ'trō'fē-ă )

[[1]an- + myotrophy]

Muscular atrophy.

amyotrophic,

(-trof'ik, -trō'fik )

adj.

monomelic a.

ABBR: MMA

A pure movement disorder characterized by degeneration and death of motor neurons, resulting in atrophy of a limb, typically one arm. SYN: Hirayama syndrome.

neuralgic a.Idiopathic brachial plexopathy.

progressive spinal a.Progressive muscular atrophy.