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kap26 [50]
2 years ago
13

Having an arm in a cast and not using it can cause

Medicine
1 answer:
rosijanka [135]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Atrophy

Explanation:

Atrophy is the breakdown of cells, tissues, muscles or even organs. The prefix 'a' is negative in latin and -trophy meaning nutrition or growth. Put together it is negative growth or just simply the the breakdown of something.

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