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ɪk, -ˈstroʊ adjective
1.
Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
2.
Ecology. (of a lake) having too low an accumulation of dissolved nutrients to support abundant plant life; having highly acid, brownish waters filled with undecayed plant materials, and eventually developing into a peat bog or marsh.
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dystrophy or dystrophia (ˈdɪstrəfɪ, dɪˈstrəʊfɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | See also muscular dystrophy any of various bodily disorders, characterized by wasting of tissues |
| 2. | ecology a condition of lake water when it is too acidic and poor in oxygen to support life, resulting from excessive humus content |
| [C19: New Latin dystrophia, from | |
| dystrophia or dystrophia | |
| —n | |
| [C19: New Latin dystrophia, from | |
| dystrophic or dystrophia | |
| —adj | |
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Dystrophic
is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
| the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc. |
| a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. |
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Science Dictionary
dystrophic  (dĭ-strŏf'ĭk, -strō'fĭk) Pronunciation Key
Having brownish acidic waters, a high concentration of humic matter, and a small plant population. Used of a lake, pond, or stream. Compare eutrophic, oligotrophic. |
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