SINCE 1828
hemiatrophy
noun
hemi·at·ro·phy
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plural hemiatrophies
Medical Definition of hemiatrophy
: atrophy that affects one half of an organ or part or one side of the whole body
facial hemiatrophy
— compare hemihypertrophy
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