amyotrophy
amyotrophy (ami-ot-rŏfi) n. a progressive loss of muscle bulk associated with weakness, caused by disease of the motor nerve that supplies the affected muscle. diabetic a. wasting of the quadriceps muscle and loss of the knee jerk due to disease of the femoral nerve, associated with poor diabetic control.
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