symptosis
American
[simp-toh-sis]
/ sɪmpˈtoʊ sɪs /
noun
Pathology.
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local or general atrophy.
-
wasting away; emaciation.
Etymology
Origin of symptosis
< Greek sýmptōsis a falling together, collapse, equivalent to symptō- ( see symptom) + -sis -sis
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