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Abiotrophy
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Medical signs and symptoms & Medicine:
Premature
degeneration
of cells or
tissues
, especially with
genetic
causes
;
loss
of
function
of
organ
or cell, not due to injury.
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Origin
abiotrophy
English
-trophy
English
τροφή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τρέφω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
abio-
English
a-
English
a-
Anglo-Norman
e-
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
ex-
Latin
a-
Middle English (1100-1500)
a-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ab
Latin
ἀ-
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
bio
English
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Etym
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