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antatrophic

[ant-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik]

ant·a·troph·ic

[ant-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik] Medicine/Medical
adjective
1.
preventing or curing atrophy.
noun
2.
an antatrophic agent.

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Antatrophic is always a great word to know.
So is nares. Does it mean:
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.

Origin:
1805–15; ant- + atrophic
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