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atrophy

[a-truh-fee] / ˈæ trə fi /


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Apitegromab works by blocking a protein involved in the breakdown of muscle and is also being explored as a treatment for other medical conditions affecting muscles, including spinal muscular atrophy.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

FDA documents describe it as a prescription device intended to improve visual acuity in patients with certain forms of dry AMD and without center involving geographic atrophy or neovascular maculopathy.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

They’ve become monuments to corporate greed — zones of atrophy, boredom and total disempowerment.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“You get atrophy, change in physiology from the minute you rupture it. The best thing to do is to fix it faster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The psyche can be bombarded only so much by these rhythms before it begins to crumble and atrophy.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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