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  shrinking of tissue /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ɒv tˈɪʃuː/
  Gewebsschwund , Gewebsschrumpfung , Schwund , Schrumpfung 
           Note: in Zusammensetzungen, Atrophie  [med.]
        "arthritic shrinking of tissue"  - arthritische Gewebsschrumpfung
        "pathological shrinking of tissue"  - krankhafte Gewebsschrumpfung, pathologische Atrophie
     Synonyms: tissue shrinking, atrophy
  
   see: acute shrinking of the liver tissue, blue atrophy, brown atrophy, facioscapulohumeral atrophy, Landouzy-Déjerine dystrophy, grey atrophy, hemifacial atrophy, hemilingual atrophy, interstitial atrophy, Volkman's contracture, pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysis, neural atrophy, neuropathic atrophy, neurotrophic atrophy, trophoneurotic atrophy, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, pathologic atrophy, physiological atrophy, pseudohypertophic muscular dystrophy, red atrophy, periodontal atrophy