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  Atrophy

Sigma KEE - Atrophy
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atrophy
Any decrease in the size of a BodyPart which is due to disease or lack of use.
Relationships      
Parents decreasing Any QuantityChange where the PhysicalQuantity is decreased.
  pathologic process A disordered process, activity, or state of the Organism as a whole, of a body system or systems, or of multiple Organs or Tissues. Included here are normal responses to a negative stimulus as well as patholologic conditions or states that are less specific than a disease. Pathologic functions frequently have systemic effects.


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