Diseases

Atrophy

Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.

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Abstract

Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.

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1 entry terms
  • Atrophies

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

NIM; coord with organ/pathol (IM)

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  1. C23.300.070w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Atrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001284. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001284
  2. Atrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophy
  3. Atrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194520