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单词 sarcopenia
释义 sarcopenia, n. Med.
Brit. |ˌsɑːkəˈpiːnɪə|, U.S. |ˌsɑrkəˈpiniə|
[‹ sarco- comb. form + -penia comb. form.]
Loss of skeletal muscle mass as a result of ageing.
1991I. Rosenberg in G. E. Gaull et al. Nutrition in 90's iv. 43 Consider, however, the implication of the decrease in muscle mass with respect to the behavior of the elderly. Have we given it enough attention? Perhaps it needs a name. I suggest, from Greek, sarcomalacia (‘softening of the flesh’) or sarcopenia (‘lack of flesh’).1993Jrnl. Nutrition123Suppl. No. 2. 465 One of the most prominent of these changes is sarcopenia, defined as the age-related loss in skeletal muscle mass, which results in decreased strength and aerobic capacity and thus functional capacity.2004Washington Post (Home ed.) 28 June a7/2 The rodents..triggered a flurry of research by scientists hoping to use the work to cure..cachexia—a muscle-wasting condition that affects cancer and AIDS patients—and perhaps the normal muscle weakening that comes with age, called sarcopenia.
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