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Medical Terminology for Health Professions 8th Edition by Ann Ehrlich ,Carol Schroeder,Laura Ehrlich ,Katrina Schroeder

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1305634350
book Medical Terminology for Health Professions 8th Edition by Ann Ehrlich ,Carol Schroeder,Laura Ehrlich ,Katrina Schroeder cover

Medical Terminology for Health Professions 8th Edition by Ann Ehrlich ,Carol Schroeder,Laura Ehrlich ,Katrina Schroeder

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1305634350
Exercise 11
The term _________________ describes weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time.
A) adhesion
B) ankylosis
C) atrophy
D) contracture
Explanation
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Thus the correct answer is atrophy (c.)....

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