Atrophy

Atrophy
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(t´rf), diminution in the size of a cell, tissue, or organ from its fully developed normal size. Temporary atrophy may occur in muscles that are not used, as when a limb is encased in a plaster cast.
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ATROPHY - A wasting of a body tissue (e.g. muscle, brain) tissue that can be seen with advanced age, inactivity, malnutrition, or neurologic disease.
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Muscular atrophy is the decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue. Muscles that lose their nerve supply can atrophy and simply waste away.
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Muscle atrophy refers to the wasting or loss of muscle tissue resulting from disease or lack of use.
Alternative Names:
Muscle wasting; Wasting; Atrophy of the muscles
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Vaginal atrophy (atrophic vaginitis) is thinning and inflammation of the vagina due to a decline in estrogen. It occurs most often after menopause. The most effective treatment is estrogen applied to the vaginal area, usually as a cream.
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Gastric atrophy: A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. It results in a lack of digestive juices. Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach.
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Spinal muscular atrophy
Dr Trisha Macnair
We look at the causes and symptoms of the genetic disorder spinal muscular atrophy, as well as the forms of care patients receive.
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition in which the muscles throughout the body are weakened because the cells in the spinal cord and motor nerves do not work properly.
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AtrophyWasting away of a body part.
Frozen shoulderA shoulder that becomes scarred and cannot move.
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Atrophy (thinning): Atrophy of the vaginal lining may be another cause of irregular menstruation in older, post-menopausal women. After menopause, the ovaries and other tissues within the body produce little hormonally active estrogen.
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Atrophy
A wasting or decrease in size of a muscle or other tissue.
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LIPOATROPHY: Loss of subcutaneous fat, eg, in the face and limbs.
LIPODYSTROPHY: Defective metabolism of fat. Includes fat loss, such as wasting in the face, arms, and legs, and fat redistribution, such as fat accumulation in the upper back or trunk.
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Vaginal atrophy is an inflammation of the vagina that develops when there is a significant decrease in levels of the female hormone estrogen. The condition also is called atrophic vaginitis.
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gastric atrophy (GAS-trik AT-ro-fee)
A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. The digestive (peptic) glands may also shrink, resulting in a lack of digestive juices.
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Muscular atrophy
Definition:
Uncoordinated movement is an abnormality of muscle control or an inability to finely coordinate movements, resulting in a jerky, unsteady, to-and-fro motion of the trunk or the limbs.
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Sexual symptoms associated with estrogen deprivation include vaginal atrophy, thinning of the vulvar tissues and vagina, loss of tissue elasticity, decreased vaginal lubrication, hot flashes, increased frequency of urinary tract infections, ...
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Skin or muscle wasting (atrophy).
Increased bruising.
Increased blood pressure.
Weight gain or fluid retention.
Increased bone loss, contributing to osteoporosis.
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Indications: (1) treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, (2) treatment of vulval and vaginal atrophy, (3) treatment of hypoestrogenism due to hypogonadism, castration, or primary ovarian failure, ...
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Possible side effects associated with chronic and prolonged use of topical corticosteroids include skin atrophy, stretch marks and red spots. Rarely, heavy long-term use can cause a suppression of the adrenal glands.
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atrophy of the vagina, which is thinning and drying of the lining of the vagina
polyps (small growths) in the uterus or on the cervix
hyperplasia (enlarged cells) of the lining of the uterus
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Juvenille Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Kugelburg-Welander Disease)
- Symptoms:
Slowly progressing weakness starting in shoulders, thighs and hips; may develop abnormal gait and curve of lower spine; may continue to walk or use a wheelchair later in life.
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But while bones can break, muscles can atrophy and the brain can sleep without risk to life, if both kidneys fail - renal failure - neither bone nor muscle nor brain can carry on. Instead, wastes and fluids will build up and poison our whole system.
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Primary open-angle glaucoma exhibits cupping (depression) and atrophy of the optic disc (the front surface of the optic nerve, which is seen in the back of the eye), in the absence of other known causes of glaucomatous disease.
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The feet and legs are the first to show the affects of myelin deterioration, or demyelination. Muscles fail to receive stimulation from the nerves and then begin to waste away (atrophy).
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Sometimes there is skin atrophy, change in the fingernails, or associated infection, depending on the nature of the tumor. Drainage is a problem occurring with epidermal mucoid cysts.
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MRI or CT scans of the brain may show atrophy (shrinkage or small brain)
EEG may show abnormal excitability of the brain and seizure
Evoked visual potentials may be reduced or even absent
Electroretinogram can reveal severe impairment of vision ...
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Estrogen improves a woman's sense of well being. It slows the aging of the skin, loss of breast tissue and atrophy of the vagina. It slows the wrinkling of the skin and may even partially reverse it.
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Neurodegenerative Diseases - Hereditary and sporadic conditions which are characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction. These disorders are often associated with atrophy of the affected central or peripheral nervous system structures.
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So, when neurons stop sending signals to muscles, the muscles atrophy, which means they weaken and shrink. This may progress to paralysis.
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Steroids, such as cortisone, have produced unwanted side effects, such as the atrophy or death of healthy tissues.
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