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amyotrophic

amyotrophic adjective: characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).

Adjective

amyotrophic (comparative more amyotrophic, superlative most amyotrophic)

  1. Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).
    • The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN

Forms of amyotrophic

comparativemore amyotrophic
superlativemost amyotrophic

Origin of amyotrophic

From amyotrophy + -ic.

Words formed from amyotrophic

Questions about amyotrophic

What does amyotrophic mean?
Amyotrophic means characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).
What part of speech is amyotrophic?
Amyotrophic is an adjective.

Words near amyotrophic in the dictionary

  1. amyosthenic
  2. amyosthenics
  3. amyotonia
  4. amyotonias
  5. amyotrophia
  6. amyotrophic
  7. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  8. amyotrophies
  9. amyotrophy
  10. amyotropic
  11. Amyraldian

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