Amyotrophia

/ˌeɪmaɪoʊˈtroʊfiə/ noun

Definition

The wasting away or atrophy of muscle tissue, often due to disease, disuse, or neurological damage.

Etymology

From Greek 'amys' (muscle), 'a-' (without), and 'trophe' (nourishment), literally meaning 'without muscle nutrition.' The term describes the degeneration of muscle fibers over time.

Kelly Says

Amyotrophia is the root term behind 'amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' (ALS)—one of the cruelest diseases, where the body progressively loses the ability to command its own muscles while the mind remains sharp.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንሰሳ ጉዳይ
in-sesa guda-i
ARالعربية
خرف عضلي
kharaf 'a'dli
BNবাংলা
মুস্কল দুর্বলতা
muskol durbolata
CACatalà
amiotrofia
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ah
CSČeština
amyotonia
a-mee-o-to-nee-ah
DADansk
amyotoni
a-mee-o-to-nee
DEDeutsch
Amyotrophie
a-mee-o-tro-fee
ELΕλληνικά
αμυοτροφία
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ah
ESEspañol
amiotropía
a-mee-o-tro-pee-ah
FAفارسی
ضعف عضلانی
dāfeh 'a'zdalāni
FISuomi
amyotonia
a-mee-o-to-nee-ah
FRFrançais
amyotrophie
a-mee-o-tro-fee
GUGU
મ્યુસ્કલ વ્યક્તિ
myuskal vyakti
HAHA
amiotrofi
a-mee-o-tro-fee
HEעברית
אֲמוּיוֹטרוֹפִיָה
a-moo-yo-tro-fee-ah
HIहिन्दी
मांसपेशियों का पक्षाघात
maanspaashiooon ka pakshaghat
HUMagyar
amyotónia
a-mee-o-to-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
amiotrofi
a-mee-o-tro-fee
IGIG
ọkwụ ụkwụ
ọkwụ ụkwụ
ITItaliano
amiotrophia
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ah
JA日本語
筋萎縮症
kin-i-shitsu-suu-sho
KKKK
amyotonia
a-mee-o-to-nee-ah
KMKM
ស្ទាយ
stdey
KO한국어
근위축증
geun-wi-chuk-jeung
MRMR
मसळी दुर्बलता
masali durbalata
MSBahasa Melayu
amiotrofi
a-mee-o-tro-fee
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ကျွန်
shè-k-chwin
NLNederlands
amyotrophie
a-mee-o-tro-fee
NONorsk
amyotoni
a-mee-o-to-nee
PAPA
ਮਾ sval 弱
ma sval jwaak
PLPolski
amiotrophia
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ah
PTPortuguês
amiotropia
a-mee-o-tro-pee-ah
RORomână
amiotrofie
a-mee-o-tro-fee
RUРусский
амиотрофия
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ya
SVSvenska
amyotoni
a-mee-o-to-nee
SWKiswahili
amyotonia
a-mee-o-to-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
மூளைக் கோளாறு
moolāik kōlāṟu
TEతెలుగు
బియ్యం
biyyam
THไทย
กล้ามเนื้ออ่อนแรง
klaam-neua-ao-raeng
TLTL
amyotonia
a-mee-o-to-nee-ah
TRTürkçe
amiotrofi
a-mee-o-tro-fee
UKУкраїнська
аміотрофія
a-mee-o-tro-fee-ya
URاردو
اموتروفی
a-moo-tro-fee
VITiếng Việt
thụt cơ
thut co
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
肌萎缩症
jī wěi suō zhèng
ZUZU
amiotrofi
a-mee-o-tro-fee

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