abiotrophy

English

Etymology

From abio- (“without life”) +‎ -trophy (“development”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɹə.fi/, /ˌæ.biˈɑ.tɹə.fi/
• IPA^(key): /eɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɹə.fi/, /ˌeɪ.beˈɑ.tɹə.fi/

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• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o‧tro‧phy

Noun

abiotrophy (plural abiotrophies)

1. (medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.

Derived terms

• abiotrophic

 

Translations

premature degeneration

• Catalan: abiotròfia (ca) f
• Dutch: abiotrofie m
• Finnish: abiotrofia
• Italian: abiotrofia f
• Portuguese: abiotrofia f
• Russian: абиотрофи́я f (abiotrofíja)
• Swedish: abiotrofi c