pseudoatrophy

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noun

Apparent atrophy

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Meanings

nounpseudoatrophy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableApparent atrophy

    Thus the observed differences in GM atrophy rates in this study were most likely not caused by pseudoatrophy, but by true differences in volume loss.

    2015 August 18, “A Longitudinal Study of Disability, Cognition and Gray Matter Atrophy in Early Multiple Sclerosis Patients According to Evidence of Disease Activity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pseudo- + atrophy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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