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Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… … Medical dictionary
linear scleroderma — localized scleroderma in which the induration is in bandlike formations, with hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, and atrophy of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and bone. When it involves the frontal or frontoparietal area of the forehead … Medical dictionary
Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System — Test subject seated in the MARES human restraint system and using the linear adapter to exercise his arms. The Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES), part of the Human Research Facility (HRF), will be launched in a stowed position… … Wikipedia
Frontal linear scleroderma — (also known as en coup de sabre or morphea en coup de sabre) is a type of linear scleroderma characterized by a linear band of atrophy and a furrow in the skin that occurs in the frontal or frontoparietal scalp.[1][2] Multiple lesions of en coup… … Wikipedia
striae distensae — linear, atrophic, pink to purple, scarlike lesions, which later become pale in light skinned individuals (striae albae or albicantes), seen most often on the abdomen, breasts, buttocks, or thighs. They are due to weakening of the elastic tissues … Medical dictionary
stria — 1. A stripe, band, streak, or line, distinguished by color, texture, depression, or elevation from the tissue in which it is found. SYN: striation (1). 2. SYN: striae cutis distensae. [L … Medical dictionary
Cheiralgia paresthetica — is a neuropathy of the hand generally caused by compression or trauma to the superficial branch of the radial nerve.[1] The area affected is typically on the back or side of the hand at the base of the thumb, near the anatomical snuffbox, but may … Wikipedia
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
Dermatomyositis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of dermatomyositis. Muscle biopsy. H E stain. ICD 10 M … Wikipedia
