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muscular atrophy

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004240

Derangement in size and number of muscle fibers occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004240
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsmuscle atrophy
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2013; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoneuromuscular disorders; atrophy; sarcopenia
TranslationsSpanish: atrofia muscular
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004240",
  "term": "muscular atrophy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Derangement in size and number of muscle fibers occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "muscle atrophy"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "neuromuscular disorders",
    "atrophy",
    "sarcopenia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2013",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "atrofia muscular"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/muscular-atrophy/"
}

Record 4,240 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.