Amyotrophic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Connected with or pertaining to muscular atrophy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Characterized by atrophy of the muscles
  • Word Usage
    "Due to an editing change, the original said that Lou Gehrig's disease was formerly known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)."
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