| Title | dystrophy |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dys·tro·phy (plural -phies) ETYMOLOGY New Latin dystrophia, from dys- + -trophia -trophy DATE 1901 1. a condition produced by faulty nutrition 2. any myogenic atrophy; especially : muscular dystrophy English Etymology dystrophy "defective nutrition," from Mod.L. dystrophia, from Gk. dys-"hard, bad, ill" (see dys-) + trophe "nourishment." Related: Dystrophic. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dystrophy dys·trophy ⇨ see muscular dystrophy Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dys·tro·phy \ˈdistrəfē, -fi\ noun also dys·tro·phia \də̇ˈstrōfēə\ (plural dystrophies also dystrophias) Etymology: New Latin dystrophia, from dys- + -trophia -trophy : imperfect or faulty nutrition; specifically : any of several neuromuscular disorders — see muscular dystrophy |
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