What's the difference between atrophic and strophic?

Atrophic


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to atrophy.

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  • (1) Antral G cells increase in states of achlorhydria in man and animals provided atrophic antral gastritis is absent.
  • (2) Our results show that large complex lipid bodies and extensive accumulations of glycogen are valuable indicators of a functionally suppressed chief cell in atrophic parathyroid glands.
  • (3) The CT findings were normal in 15% with atrophic changes in 34%, low attenuation areas of fluid density in 46% and 2.9% (two cases) with tumours.
  • (4) Immunoreactivity was observed in the sub-nuclear region of foveolar cells, with specialized gland and goblet cells in atrophic gastritis being negative.
  • (5) In animals surviving these three periods, an atrophic mucosa and intestinal metaplasia developed.
  • (6) A rare case of a seminoma developing in an atrophic testis is described and the role of testicular atrophy in tumorigenesis is discussed.
  • (7) These histologic patterns enter the differential diagnosis of a variety of atrophic, metaplastic, and proliferative lesions of the prostate gland.
  • (8) Four of these areas were associated with central papillary atrophy; the remaining five were covered by non-atrophic mucosa with filiform and fungiform papillae.
  • (9) This study was undertaken in the rat to determine if muscle encased in collagen would subsequently become either necrotic or atrophic.
  • (10) There was also a correlation between higher degrees of dysplasia and severe atrophic changes in the mucosa.
  • (11) Ovaries and uteri, which become atrophic and sustained chronic suppurative inflammation in the treatment phase, showed reduction of inflammatory reaction and disappearance of suppuration after withdrawal, and endometrial regeneration occurred with luteal cells seen in the ovaries.
  • (12) Atrophic epithelium showed a characteristic uniform but low-level expression of K-19 in suprabasal areas.
  • (13) Deltoid muscle biopsy documented scattered basophilic regenerating myofibers and focal atrophic fibers with focal increases of endomysial connective tissue, small endomysial foci of inflammatory cells, and occasional perimysial, perivenular lymphocytic infiltrates.
  • (14) As a possible mechanism underlying the alterations of DRP, the functional consequences of atrophic changes of primary central afferent terminals are being discussed in terms of the close correlation between structure and function and the possible inferences of the electrophysiological reaction to the therapeutic application of Vinca alkaloids in the iontophoretic treatment of chronic intractable pain.
  • (15) In premenopausal women, submucous fibroids were the main findings and in post-menopausal women, 59 per cent had an atrophic endometrium.
  • (16) On the 21st, 30th and 180th days of the experiment an atrophic process was observed in the acinar cells; in the island cells it was seen on the 180th day only.
  • (17) Definitive degeneration and atrophic type changes were seen in all the parotid fragments removed six months after selective neurectomy of the tympanic plexus.
  • (18) At autopsy there were scattered purpura on the skin, and the muscles were atrophic and yellowish-grey in color.
  • (19) Estrogen is the treatment of choice for atrophic vaginitis.
  • (20) So the tested solution proved to be beneficial in humidifying atrophic or otherwise dry mucosa, douching crusty nose and as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

Strophic


Definition:

  • (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, strophes.

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