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dystrophy
[ dis-truh-fee ]
noun
- Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- Pathology. any of a number of disorders characterized by weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of muscle.
- Ecology. the state of being dystrophic.
dystrophy
/ dɪsˈtrɒfɪk; ˈdɪstrəfɪ; dɪˈstrəʊfɪə /
noun
- any of various bodily disorders, characterized by wasting of tissues See also muscular dystrophy
- ecology a condition of lake water when it is too acidic and poor in oxygen to support life, resulting from excessive humus content
Derived Forms
- dystrophic, adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dystrophy1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dystrophy1
Example Sentences
A 12-year-old boy with a severe form of muscular dystrophy has said it is "cruel" that a new drug is not being made available in Northern Ireland.
Myotonic dystrophy is a genetic condition which leads to progressive muscle weakening.
Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder which usually affects young males, resulting in progressive muscle degeneration.
Boccia is one of three Paralympic-specific sports which has no Olympic counterpart and is for athletes with conditions such as severe cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy that affects all four limbs.
Sarah was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a progressive muscle disease, when she was 16 years old, and lost the ability to walk in her late 30s.
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