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dystrophy

Syllabification: (dys·tro·phy)
Pronunciation: /ˈdistrəfē/
Definition of dystrophy

noun

  • 1 Medicine & Veterinary Medicine a disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away. See also muscular dystrophy.
  • 2 Medicine impaired nourishment of a bodily part.

Origin:

late 19th century: from modern Latin dystrophia, from Greek dus- 'bad' + -trophia 'nourishment'

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