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atrophy

[a-truh-fee] / ˈæ trə fi /


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My family were signposted to a charity called the Jennifer Trust, now known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK, which helped support me.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Barefoot, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, has a close friend, Eli Shwaikeh, who “wants to be an NBA player and my goal is to coach him all the way.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Tests and lifesaving measures followed, with the parents finally receiving Declan’s diagnosis in November: Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Type 1.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021

Simon died after a two-year battle with the degenerative neurological disorder MSA, or Multiple System Atrophy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2015

When Christian Science found him, he had in stock the following claims: Indigestion, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Chalky deposits in Shoulder-joints, Arm-joints, Hand-joints, Insomnia, Atrophy of the muscles of Arms.

From Christian Science by Twain, Mark




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