dystrophy

5 ENTRIES FOUND:

dys·tro·phy

noun \ˈdis-trə-fē\
plural dys·tro·phies

Definition of DYSTROPHY

1
: a condition produced by faulty nutrition
2
: any myogenic atrophy; especially : muscular dystrophy

Origin of DYSTROPHY

New Latin dystrophia, from dys- + -trophia -trophy
First Known Use: 1901

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