Meaning of DYSTROPHY

Pronunciation:			'distrufee
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition [n]  any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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	Synonyms:		muscular dystrophy
	See Also:		congenital disease, degenerative disorder, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, myotonic muscular dystrophy, osteodystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, Steinert's disease