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Descriptor English:   Muscular Disorders, Atrophic 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trastornos Musculares Atróficos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transtornos Musculares Atróficos 
Synonyms English:   Atrophic Muscular Disorder
Atrophic Muscular Disorders
Atrophies, Disuse
Atrophies, Spinopontine
Atrophy, Disuse
Atrophy, Spinopontine
Disorder, Atrophic Muscular
Disorders, Atrophic Muscular
Disuse Atrophies
Disuse Atrophy
Muscular Disorder, Atrophic
Spinopontine Atrophies
Spinopontine Atrophy  
Tree Number:   C05.651.534
C10.668.491.175
Definition English:   Disorders characterized by an abnormal reduction in muscle volume due to a decrease in the size or number of muscle fibers. Atrophy may result from diseases intrinsic to muscle tissue (e.g., MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY) or secondary to PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES that impair innervation to muscle tissue (e.g., MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL). 
See Related English:   Muscular Atrophy
 
History Note English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   34189 
Unique Identifier:   D020966 

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