abiotrophy

  • 1abiotrophy — abiotrophy. См. абиотрофия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 2Abiotrophy — Loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. For example, cerebellar abiotrophy may affect coordination while cone rod abiotrophy may cause blindness at birth. * * * An age dependent manifestation of a genetically determined trait. [G. a …

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  • 3abiotrophy — n. degeneration or loss of function without apparent cause; for example, retinal abiotrophy is progressive degeneration of the retina leading to impaired vision, occurring in genetic disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa …

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  • 4abiotrophy — abiotrophic /ay buy euh trof ik, troh fik, ab ee /, adj. /ay buy o treuh fee, ab ee /, n. Pathol. the loss of vitality in or the degeneration of certain cells or tissues, as in the aging process. [A 6 + BIO + TROPHY] * * * …

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  • 5abiotrophy — noun a) degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes. b) the associated hereditary disease of abiosis …

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  • 6abiotrophy — eɪbaɪə trÉ‘fɪ / trÉ’f n. loss of life in or decay of particular cells or tissues (Pathology) …

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  • 7abiotrophy — abi·ot·ro·phy …

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  • 8abiotrophy —   n. physical degeneration; loss of vitality.    ♦ abiotrophic, a …

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  • 9abiotrophy — noun a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury • Hypernyms: ↑degeneration, ↑retrogression …

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  • 10Cerebellar abiotrophy — (CA), also referred to as the cerebellar cortical abiotrophy (CCA), which is a genetic neurological disease in animals best known to affect certain breeds of horses and dogs. It develops when the neurons known as Purkinje cells, located in the… …

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