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Pertaining to conditions where muscle atrophy is a characteristic.  

An unusually high amount of starch found in the feces.  

Impaired functioning or paralysis of the spine.  

The hollow sounds you hear through a stethoscope placed over a lung cavity are similar to the noise made when you blow air over the opening of a bottle. These sounds occur as the patient breathes, with air passing over the cavity and generating these distinct acoustic qualities.  

The depletion of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb shortly before childbirth.  

A variation of aspirin, this medication is the well-known P.A.S. employed in the treatment of tuberculosis. It is also referred to as para-aminosalicylic acid.  

An abscess that occurs in the liver or lung as a complication of amebic dysentery. This condition is also known as tropical abscess.  

Relating to characteristics or features that are shared by both males and females, such as axillary hair. This can also be referred to as ambisexual.  

Amblyopia resulting from excessive alcohol consumption.  

A form of occupational lung disease resulting from the inhalation of aluminum dust, also known as pneumoconiosis.