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Dermatology Glossary
Atrophy (definition)
(at'ro-fe) (Greek. A - want of + trophe - nourishment)
A diminution of a tissue.
Types:
- Dermal atrophy - e.g., focal derma hypoplasia
- Elastic tissue atrophy - e.g., anetoderma
- Epidermal atrophy - e.g., lichen sclerosis
- Subcutaneous atrophy - e.g., lipoatrophy
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