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ATROPHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by atrophy
Example:
atrophic arthritis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
atrophy (a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse)
Context examples:
A chronic, atrophic skin disease characterized by white, angular, flat, well-defined, indurated papules with an erythematous halo and follicular, black, keratotic plugs.
(Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The late lesions consist of hypochromic, achromic, hyperpigmented and atrophic lesions.
(Pinta, NCI Thesaurus)
An uncommon inflammatory skin condition, often associated with diabetes mellitus, that is characterized by the formation of multiple shiny atrophic lesions thought to be due to collagen degeneration with a granulomatous response, thickening of blood vessel walls, and fat deposition.
(Necrobiosis Lipoidica, NCI Thesaurus)
