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.
Also dys·tro·phi·a [dih-stroh-fee-uh] /dɪˈstroʊ fi ə/.
Origin of dystrophy
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dystrophy
dystrophia (dɪˈstrəʊfɪə)
noun
Word Origin for dystrophy
C19: New Latin dystrophia, from dys- + Greek trophē food
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dystrophy
[dĭs′trə-fē]
n.
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