Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
| Medical Definition: |
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). |
| Also Called: |
Atrophy, Disuse,Atrophy, Muscular, Spinobulbar,Spinopontine Atrophy |
| Previously Indexed: |
Muscular Atrophy (1966-1999) |
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic Categories.
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Muscular Dystrophies - A general term for a group of inherited disorders which are characterized by progressive degeneration of skeletal muscles (MUSCLE, SKELETAL). |
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