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Descriptor English: Atrophy
Descriptor Spanish: Atrofia
Descriptor atrofia
Entry term(s) hipotrofia
Scope note: Disminución en el tamaño de una célula, tejido, órgano, o múltiples órganos, asociada a diversas condiciones patológicas tales como cambios celulares anormales, isquemia, malnutrición, o cambios hormonales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Atrofia
Descriptor French: Atrophie
Entry term(s): Atrophies
Tree number(s): C23.300.070
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001284
Scope note: Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.
Annotation: NIM; coord with organ/pathol (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1290
Unique ID: D001284
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/08
Atrophy - Preferred
Concept UI M0001929
Scope note Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.
Preferred term Atrophy
Entry term(s) Atrophies



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