- dys|tro|phy
- dys|tro|phy «DIHS truh fee», noun. Medicine.1. defective nutrition.2. defective development or degeneration: »
muscular dystrophy.
nourishment]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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leu|co|dys|tro|phy — «LOO koh DIHS truh fee», noun. = leukodystrophy. (Cf. ↑leukodystrophy) … Useful english dictionary
leu|ko|dys|tro|phy — «LOO koh DIHS truh fee», noun. a genetic disorder, often fatal, characterized by the progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain. Also, leucodystrophy. ╂[< leuko + dystrophy] … Useful english dictionary
muscular dys·tro·phy — / ˈdıstrəfi/ noun [noncount] medical : a serious disease that causes increasing weakness of muscles … Useful english dictionary
dys — dys·acou·sia; dys·adaptation; dys·ar·thria; dys·arthrosis; dys·che·zia; dys·chon·dro·pla·sia; dys·chromatopsia; dys·cra·sia; dys·cra·site; dys·crystalline; dys·der·cus; dys·en·ter·ic; dys·en·ter·i·form; dys·en·tery; dys·er·gia; dys·esthesia;… … English syllables
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
dystrophy — dys·tro·phy … English syllables
dystrophy — dys•tro•phy [[t]ˈdɪs trə fi[/t]] also dys•tro•phi•a [[t]dɪˈstroʊ fi ə[/t]] n. 1) pat faulty or inadequate nutrition or development 2) pat any of a number of disorders characterized by weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of muscle •… … From formal English to slang
dystrophy — dys|tro|phy [ˈdıstrəfi] →↑muscular dystrophy … Dictionary of contemporary English
dystrophy — dys|tro|phy [ dıstrəfi ] noun uncount MEDICAL a condition in which a part of your body gradually becomes weaker => MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Leukodystrophy — A disorder of the white matter of the brain, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the color of myelin, the insulation covering the nerve fibers. (The white matter is as opposed to… … Medical dictionary
