Solar, for instance, is less useful in the long dark night of the northern winter.Washington Post (Aug 14, 2015) sol (sun) + ar (suffix forming adjectives) As the roots and definition show, the word should be an adjective, but the example sentence uses it as a shortened form of the noun phrase solar energy..
Disproportionality is the overrepresentation of a particular race or cultural group in a program or system compared to their representation in the general population. Disproportionality affects all systems such as the educational, mental health and judicial systems creating additional costs within these areas.
Disuse atrophy is a muscular atrophy that results from lack of muscle use. Bedridden people, people with limbs in casts, or those who are inactive for other reason experience disuse atrophy in the muscles that are not used.uscle disorders are caused by disruption of normal innervation, degeneration and replacement of muscle cells, injury, lack of use or disease. Atrophy. Muscular atrophy refers to a decrease in size of muscles. Individual muscle fibers decrease in size, and there is a progressive loss of myofibrils.