Relating to abiotrophy; describing tissues or organisms that gradually degenerate due to inability to maintain themselves.
From Greek a- (not) + bios (life) + trophic (relating to nutrition). This medical term describes degenerative processes in tissues that lose their ability to sustain themselves.
Abiotrophic is used in medicine for diseases where certain nerve cells or tissues slowly die over time because they can't get or use nutrients properly—it's like the tissue is 'starving' even when nutrients are available.
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