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Is there a medical term for "muscle wastage"?
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Yes: It is called muscular atrophy and it can be due to multiple causes including neurological and orthopedic as well as disuse from other reasons.
Answered 7/8/2015
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Atrophy: Muscle wasting (usually due to disuse) is called atrophy.
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