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廃用性機能低下

Functional decline due to disuse (of muscles)

身体を動かさないことで使わない部分の機能が少しずつ低下していくこと。高齢者の場合、廃用性機能低下によって寝たきりになることが多い。

When the functions of an unused body part gradually decline because the body is not moved. When it comes to the elderly, there are many cases where people become bedridden because of functional decline due to disuse.