| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "HEMIATROPHY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | Progressive atrophy of all structures of one side of the face, including skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle and bone. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Facial Hemiatrophy | Health | A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive unilateral atrophy of facial subcutaneous fat, muscle tissue, skin, cartilage, and bone. The condition typically progresses over a period of 2-10 years and then stabilizes. (references) | |
| Progressive facial hemiatrophy | Medicine | Progressive atrophy of all structures of one side of the face, including skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle and bone. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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