2007-03-17 14:36:23 · 7 answers · asked by Winter 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Due to disuse, it is called "atrophy".
Due to severe malnutrition, such as that seen in many third-world countries, it is called "marasmus", and may lead to loss of greater than 60% of body weight, purely from muscle catabolism secondary to the starvation-state.
2007-03-18 02:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by citizen insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atrophy
2007-03-17 21:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by ogopogo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wasting? lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhabdomyolysis
Anorexics burn their kidneys out.... the body breaks down skeletal muscle with a protein deficit, obviously.
Addendum: I want to change my answer! I agree with the atrophy. But rhabdomyolysis is way more fun to say! (and more interesting) :)
2007-03-17 21:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by DanaZ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Partial wasting is called dystrophy,
Complete wasting is called Atrophy.
2007-03-17 21:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by ranjit g 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Waste!
2007-03-17 21:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lazyness? The amount of muscle cells one has is fixed. Muscles get bigger and smaller. The cell count doesnt really change.
2007-03-17 21:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by t2kmf 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
is called laziness
2007-03-17 21:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by heather h 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋