trə noun
1.
Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
2.
Pathology. any of a number of disorders characterized by weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of muscle.
3.
Ecology. the state of being dystrophic.
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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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Dystrophy
is always a great word to know.
So is patella. Does it mean:
| of or pertaining to the throat or neck. |
| the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. |
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Word Origin & History
dystrophy
"defective nutrition," from Mod.L. dystrophia, from Gk. dys- "hard, bad, ill" (see dys-) + trophe "nourishment." Related: Dystrophic.
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Medical Dictionary
dystrophy dys·tro·phy (dĭs'trə-fē) or dys·tro·phi·a (dĭ-strō'fē-ə)
n.
A degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition.
Any of several disorders, especially muscular dystrophy, in which the muscles weaken and atrophy.
dys·troph'ic (dĭ-strŏf'ĭk, -strō'fĭk) adj.
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