Wasting away or degeneration of the skin tissue, causing it to become thin and weakened.
From Greek 'derma' (skin) and 'atrophia' (wasting away, from 'a-' meaning without and 'trophe' meaning nourishment). This describes a degenerative skin condition where tissue loses substance and function.
Dermatatrophia occurs in diseases like lichen sclerosus where the skin becomes so thin and fragile it looks almost translucent—the tissue literally starves itself of its normal structure.
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