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Word: Dystrophy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin dystrophia, from Greek dus- ‘bad’ + -trophia ‘nourishment’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪstrəfi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away
Short Definition:disorder in which organ or tissue of body wastes away
Examples:- myotonic dystrophy
- macular dystrophies damage the central portion of the retina
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