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