Dystrophy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition.
  • n. Any of several disorders, especially muscular dystrophy, in which the muscles weaken and atrophy.
  • n. Ecology The condition of being dystrophic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, perverted nutrition.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
  • n. any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
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