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The partial or complete wasting away of a tissue
Atrophy
Disease of the peripheral nervous system (motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis)
Neuropathy
A disorder of the neuromuscular junction (Myasthenia gravis)
Junctionopathy
Muscle fibers do not function (Muscular dystrophies)
Myopathy
The increase in the size or organ in a selected area of tissue
Hypertrophy
Atrophy that occurs in peripheral neuropathies
Type I and II atrophy
Atrophy due to disuse (bedrest, spaceflight, immobilization), Parkinson;s disease, myasthenia gravis
Type II atrophy
Hypertrophy that occurs in dystrophies, especially Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Type I and II hypertrophy
Hypertrophy that only occurs with weight training
Type II hypertrophy
The group of hereditary genetic diseases that causes muscle weakness
Muscular Dystrophy