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book Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Carol Schroeder,Ann Ehrlich cover

Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Carol Schroeder,Ann Ehrlich

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1111543273
book Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Carol Schroeder,Ann Ehrlich cover

Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Carol Schroeder,Ann Ehrlich

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1111543273
Exercise 90
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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