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atrophy

noun as in wasting away, disintegration

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A Record Price: The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with a fatal disease, spinal muscular atrophy, grow up to run and play.

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Another problem is atrophy of the lower extremities, including weakness in the arch muscle of the foot.

Those muscles atrophied, leaving a huge opportunity for someone like Matt.

Prolonged inactivity can then lead to muscle atrophy and other problems.

For example, the decrease of muscle mass and function, leading to weakness and atrophy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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