| ISA | SYMPTOM-AND-SIGN |
| SUBCLASSES | GASTRIC-ATROPHY |
| DESCENDANTS | GASTRIC-ATROPHY |
| ANCESTORS | ALL CHANGE-STATE CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL DISEASE-EVENT EVENT LIVING-EVENT PHYSICAL-EVENT SYMPTOM-AND-SIGN |
| atrophy | definition: shrinking or wasting away of a body part or tissue due to disease or lack of use. Although atrophy is not solely associated with cancer, muscular atrophy can occur in a cancer patient who is bedridden. Another possible cause of atrophy in the cancer patient is neurological damage caused by the tumor or surgery. (en) term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular |
| atrofia | definition: desgaste o disminución del tamaño de un tejido o parte del organismo derivado de una enfermedad o de su inutilización. A pesar de que la atrofia no sólo se asocia al cáncer, la atrofia muscular se puede manifestar en un paciente con cáncer encamado. La atrofia en un paciente con cáncer también puede ser fruto de daño neurológico provocado por un tumor o por cirugía. (es) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term |