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dystrophy, n.
(dystrophies)

any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
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dystrophy

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degenerative disorder

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osteodystrophy

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

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genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition

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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