dystrophy

Noun

Meaning

any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

muscular dystrophy famine hunger starvation malnutrition degeneration cachexia marasmus inanition malnourishment innutrition undernourishment dystrophic genetic disease macular
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Antonyms

development growth rise improvement ascent rehabilitation
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Hypernyms

genetic disorder genetic disease hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder congenital disease

Hyponyms

myotonic dystrophy myotonia atrophica Becker muscular dystrophy osteodystrophy distal muscular dystrophy myotonic muscular dystrophy

Phrases with the word

enzootic muscular dystrophy emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy congenital muscular dystrophy emery-dreifuss-like muscular dystrophy

Examples

If I found the cure for dystrophy tomorrow, I would do a telethon in four weeks for acute pain that in this country is a bigger problem than cancer, heart, sickle cell, anemia, name it. It is - it's hitting 70 million Americans. Jerry Lewis

We have common enemies today. It's called childhood poverty. It's called cancer. It's called AIDS. It's called Parkinson's. It's called Muscular Dystrophy. Jerry Doyle

After reading these allegations on message boards, Abdul told People in April 2005 that she suffered from chronic pain for years following a "cheerleading accident" at age 17 and was diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) in November 2004. Source: Internet

A physical examination and the patient's medical history will help the doctor determine the type of muscular dystrophy. Source: Internet

A new gene therapy has been shown to protect mice from a life-threatening heart condition caused by muscular dystrophy. Source: Internet

As the COVID-19 pandemic affects communities across the United States, it has also impacted in-person fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dystrophinopathic dystrophinopathy dystrophisation dystropic dystropy dystussia