dystrophy

dys·tro·phy  (dstr-f) also dys·tro·phi·a (d-strf-)

n.

1. A degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition.

2. Any of several disorders, especially muscular dystrophy, in which the muscles weaken and atrophy.

3. Ecology The condition of being dystrophic.

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dystrophy [ˈdɪstrəfɪ], dystrophia [dɪˈstrəʊfɪə]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) any of various bodily disorders, characterized by wasting of tissues See also muscular dystrophy

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology a condition of lake water when it is too acidic and poor in oxygen to support life, resulting from excessive humus content

[New Latin dystrophia, from dys- + Greek trophē food]

dystrophic  [dɪsˈtrɒfɪk] adj

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dystrophy, dystrophia

any of various diseases characterized by weakening or defective function of the process of nutrition, resulting in degeneration of the muscles. See also food and nutrition. — dystrophic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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poor or inadequate nutrition or growth. See also disease and illness.

See also: Food and Nutrition

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles muscular dystrophy congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically Becker muscular dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) distal muscular dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy - the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) limb-girdle muscular dystrophy - an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, Steinert's disease - a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
	2.	dystrophy - any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition degenerative disorder - condition leading to progressive loss of function osteodystrophy - defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism

Translations

dystrophy

n → Dystrophie f, → Ernährungsstörung f