dystrophy

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noun

1. any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
• Syn:
muscular dystrophy
• Hypernyms:
genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease,
inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
• Hyponyms:
Becker muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy,
myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
2. any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
• Hypernyms:
degenerative disorder
• Hyponyms:
osteodystrophy