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Definition of Atrophic
1. Adjective. Relating to or characterized by atrophy. "Atrophic arthritis"
Definition of Atrophic
1. a. Relating to atrophy.
Definition of Atrophic
1. Adjective. (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atrophic
1. atrophia [adj] - See also: atrophia
Medical Definition of Atrophic
1. Relating to atrophy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atrophic
Literary usage of Atrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"Paralyses Classified According to the'State of Nutrition of the Muscles
Paralyzed (atrophic and Non-atrophic Paralyses) While all paralyzed muscles atrophy ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"The waters should be taken in sufficient amount, about a half-hour after each meal.
Hepatic Extract in atrophic Cirrhosis. ..."
3. Essentials of Refraction and the Diseases of the Eye by Edward Jackson, Edward Baldwin Gleason (1890)
"What is atrophic pharyngitis ? atrophic pharyngitis is an atrophic condition of the
... atrophic pharyngitis generally results from long contact with the ..."
4. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1901)
"The term atrophic rhinitis is rather an unfortunate one, as atrophy of the tissues
of the nasal cavities may be due to various causes. ..."
5. Principles and Practice of Physical Diagnosis by John C. Da Costa (1915)
"The diagnosis of atrophic emphysema usually can be made at a glance, by noting
the size and shape of the thorax and the evidences of senile changes ..."
6. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"decidedly atrophic on both sides, but more so on the left, ... The atrophic
muscles respond to all varieties of electrical stimulation in normal sequences ..."
7. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1885)
"A PECULIAR atrophic PARALYSIS IN SEVERAL CHILDREN OF THE SAME FAMILY.—Dr.
Schultze, of Heidelberg, reports the cases of three children, aged respectively ..."
8. Clinical Hematology: A Practical Guide to the Examination of the Blood with by John C. DaCosta (1901)
"In the great majority of atrophic cirrhoses the LEUCOCYTES, number of leucocytes
either remains normal or is distinctly decreased, while a few show a ..."
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