dystrophy
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective…A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
» Muscular dystrophy is an incredibly rare, but extremely serious disease.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
Dystrophie
дистрофи́яdistrofíja
- any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
- any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Examples
1 sentencesMuscular dystrophy is an incredibly rare, but extremely serious disease.
Translations
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Origin
From dys- + -trophy, literally “bad growth”, as in the opposite of growth.From dys- + -trophy, literally “bad growth”, as in the opposite of growth.
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Forms
plural: dystrophiesSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles:muscular dystrophy
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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