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dystrophy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dystrophy has 2 senses
- dystrophy(n = noun.state) muscular dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles; Array is a kind of congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
- dystrophy(n = noun.state) Array - any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition; Array is a kind of degenerative disorder
has particulars: becker muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, steinert's disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
has particulars: osteodystrophy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dystrophy, n. defective nutrition.
Idiom
muscular dystrophy a hereditary progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles.
Derivative
dystrophic adj.
Etymology
mod.L dystrophia formed as DYS- + Gk -trophia nourishment
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