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Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An acquired local reduction in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or region of the body, which may be physiologic or pathologic.

CONT

Thyroid atrophy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Réduction physiologique ou pathologique du volume d'un organe, d'un tissu ou d'une cellule.

CONT

Atrophie de l'endomètre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Desgaste o disminución del tamaño de un tejido o parte del organismo derivado de una enfermedad o de su inutilización.

OBS

La falta de crecimiento, desgaste o encogimiento de células, tejidos y órganos [también se puede atribuir a la] falta de nutrición.

CONT

Atrofia muscular.

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