Medical Dictionary

hemiatrophy

noun hemi·at·ro·phy \-ˈa-trə-fē\
plural hemi·at·ro·phies

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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