Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition.
- noun Any of several disorders, especially muscular dystrophy, in which the muscles weaken and atrophy.
- noun Ecology The condition of being dystrophic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, perverted nutrition.
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- noun A
wasting of bodytissues , ofgenetic origin or due to inadequate or defectivenutrition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
- noun any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I went to the clinic to see if I got a thing called myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is also known as Steinert's disease.
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And I went to the clinic to see if I got a thing called myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is also known as Steinert's disease.
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Advanced Cell Technology , will involve 24 patients suffering from Stargardt's macular dystrophy, which is the leading cause of pediatric blindness, and dry age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world.
News 2012
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There is no known cure for muscular dystrophy, which is characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles.
detnews.com - Commuting Marney Rich Keenan 2010
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•Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is one of nine types of muscular dystrophy, which is a group of genetic, degenerative diseases that primarily affect voluntary muscles.
Berks county news 2010
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•Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is one of nine types of muscular dystrophy, which is a group of genetic, degenerative diseases that primarily affect voluntary muscles.
Berks county news 2010
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The second case is a 23-year-old man in National University Hospital with a medical history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is a type of muscular dystrophy characterised by rapid progression of muscle degeneration.
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Rare cases can even develop reflex sympathetic dystrophy which is a chronic pain condition and which may not be resolvable.
Dr. Rock Positano: Courting Controversy: Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery 2008
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Hi, my name is tom:) i have muscular dystrophy which is a life long ......
TV Envy 2009
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Hi, my name is tom:) i have muscular dystrophy which is a life long ......
TV Envy 2009
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