trophoneurosis

trophoneurosis
A trophic disorder, such as atrophy, hypertrophy, or a skin eruption, occurring as a consequence of disease or injury of the nerves of the part. [tropho- + G. neuron, nerve, + -osis, condition]

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tro·pho·neu·ro·sis .trō-fō-n(y)u̇-'rō-səs n, pl -ro·ses -.sēz a functional disease of a part due to failure of nutrition from defective nerve action in the parts involved

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tro·pho·neu·ro·sis (tro″fo-n-roґsis) any functional disease due to the failure of nutrition in part because of defective nerve supply. trophoneurotic adj

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  • trophoneurosis — tropho·neurosis …   English syllables

  • trophoneurosis — |träfō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from troph + neurosis : a functional disease of a part due to failure of nutrition from defective nerve action in the parts involved * * * trophˈesy or trophoneurōˈsis noun A state of deranged nutrition owing to …   Useful english dictionary

  • trophoneurosis of Romberg — facial hemiatrophy …   Medical dictionary

  • Romberg disease (trophoneurosis) sign (test) spasm — Rom·berg disease (trophoneurosis), sign (test), spasm (romґbərg) [Moritz Heinrich Romberg, German physician, 1795–1873] see facial hemiatrophy, under hemiatrophy, and see under sign and spasm …   Medical dictionary

  • facial trophoneurosis — facial hemiatrophy …   Medical dictionary

  • lingual trophoneurosis — progressive lingual hemiatrophy …   Medical dictionary

  • acrotrophoneurosis — Trophoneurosis of one or more of the extremities. [acro + G. trophe, nourishment, + neuron, nerve, + osis, condition] …   Medical dictionary

  • trophoneurotic — Relating to a trophoneurosis. * * * tro·pho·neu·rot·ic n(y)u̇ rät ik adj of, relating to, constituting, or affected by a trophoneurosis <trophoneurotic blisters> …   Medical dictionary

  • trophoneurotic — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin trophoneurosis, after such pairs as New Latin narcosis : International Scientific Vocabulary narcotic : of, relating to, constituting, or affected by a trophoneurosis …   Useful english dictionary

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