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Definition of dystrophy - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
lake waterTECH. lake condition with low oxygen and high acidityTECH.
- The lake's dystrophy made it uninhabitable for fish.
2.
medicalDated degenerative disorder from poor nutritionDated
- Nutritional dystrophy can result from a poor diet.
Expressions with dystrophy
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genetic disease causing muscles to become weak and waste away
Muscular dystrophy makes it hard for him to walk.
type of muscular dystrophy affecting males with X-linked inheritance
Becker muscular dystrophy is less severe than Duchenne's.
X-linked recessive disorder affecting muscle function
Duchenne dystrophy is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern.
genetic disorder causing muscle weakness and wasting
Myotonic dystrophy affects his ability to grip objects.
disorder causing severe burning pain in a limb
The patient was diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy after the injury.
Origin of dystrophy
Greek, dys- (bad) + trophē (nourishment)
Terms with dystrophy included in their meaning
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acr: Muscular Dystrophy
disease causing muscles to become weak
acr: Duchenne muscular dystrophy
genetic disorder causing muscle weakness
acr: Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
disease causing weak and stiff muscles
acr: Rheumatic Muscular Dystrophy
disease causing muscle weakness and joint pain
medical
type of muscular dystrophy affecting males with X-linked inheritance
Examples of dystrophy in a sentence
Scientists are studying the dystrophy of the lake. Muscular dystrophy affects many children worldwide. Doctors are researching treatments for genetic dystrophy.
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- French:dystrophie, dystrophie nutritionnelle, ...
- German:Dystrophie, ...
- Italian:distrofia, distrofia nutrizionale, ...
- Spanish:distrofia, ...
- Portuguese:distrofia, degeneração, ...
- Chinese:湖泊营养不良, 营养不良, ...
- Japanese:栄養失調, 失調症, ...
- Arabic:حالة البُحيرة ذات الأكسجين المنخفض والحموضة العالية, حَثَل, ...
- Hebrew:דִיסְטְרוֹפְיָה, דִּיסְטְרוֹפְיָה תְּזוּנָתִית, ...
- Russian:дистрофия, питательная дистрофия, ...
- Ukrainian:дистрофія, дистрофічний розлад, ...
- Hindi:दुर्विकास, डिस्ट्रॉफी, ...
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