All major credit card companies offer the technology. You don't even need the name, just credit card number and expiration date is all you need to make a transaction, says Augustinowicz. In the U.S. there are about 75 million cards that currently have the tiny chip.
Atrophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.When it occurs as a result of disease or loss of trophic support due to other disease, it is termed pathological atrophy, although it can be a part of normal body development and homeostasis as well.trophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.
Muscle atrophy. Muscle atrophy is defined as a decrease in the mass of the muscle; it can be a partial or complete wasting away of muscle, and is most commonly experienced when persons suffer temporary disabling circumstances such as being restricted in movement and/or confined to bed as when hospitalized.