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单词 abiotrophy
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Definition of abiotrophy in English:

abiotrophy

noun ˌeɪbʌɪˈɒtrəfi
Medicine
  • Premature degeneration of cells or tissue (now usually within the central nervous system), especially when hereditary or otherwise independent of external factors; an instance of this; any condition characterized by this.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in William Richard Gowers (1845–1915), physician. From a- + Hellenistic Greek βιοτρόϕος life-sustaining (from ancient Greek βίο- + -τροϕος, combining form from an ablaut variant of the base of τρέϕειν to nourish: see tropho-) + -y. See quot. 1902.

Definition of abiotrophy in US English:

abiotrophy

nounˌeɪbʌɪˈɒtrəfi
Medicine
  • Premature degeneration of cells or tissue (now usually within the central nervous system), especially when hereditary or otherwise independent of external factors; an instance of this; any condition characterized by this.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in William Richard Gowers (1845–1915), physician. From a- + Hellenistic Greek βιοτρόϕος life-sustaining (from ancient Greek βίο- + -τροϕος, combining form from an ablaut variant of the base of τρέϕειν to nourish: see tropho-) + -y. See quot. 1902.

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