The wasting or degeneration of muscle tissue, particularly as a feature of neurological disease.
From Greek 'amys' (muscle), 'a-' (without), and 'trophy' (growth/nourishment), a shortened form of amyotrophia used in medical terminology.
Amyotrophy appears in medical terminology as an alternative to amyotrophia, showing how the same Greek roots get recycled in different forms—doctors might say 'progressive amyotrophy' just as easily as 'progressive amyotrophia.'
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