hemiatrophy

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noun

atrophy that affects only one half of the body

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Meanings

nounhemiatrophy (countable and uncountable, plural hemiatrophies)

plural hemiatrophies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineatrophy that affects only one half of the body

Origin

From hemi- + atrophy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hypothermia
Cite this entry
APA

hemiatrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiatrophy

MLA

“hemiatrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiatrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiatrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiatrophy.

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