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tro|phy — «TROH fee», noun, adjective. –n. plural phies. 1. a spoil or prize of war or hunting, especially if kept or displayed as a memorial: »The hunter kept the lion s skin and head as trophies. 2. any prize cup, or token, awarded to a victorious person … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|tro|phy — «hy PUR truh fee», noun, plural phies, verb, phied, phy|ing. –n. an enlargement of a part or organ due to a diseased condition or overuse of the organ. –v.t., v.i. to grow too big; affect or be affected with hypertrophy. ╂[< hyper over + Greek … Useful english dictionary
dys|tro|phy — «DIHS truh fee», noun. Medicine. 1. defective nutrition. 2. defective development or degeneration: »muscular dystrophy. ╂[< Greek dys bad + troph nourishment] … Useful english dictionary
ep|pis|tro|phy — «ih PIHS truh fee», noun. Botany. the reversion of an abnormal form or type to the normal one … Useful english dictionary
eu|tro|phy — «YOO truh fee», noun. Physiology. healthy nutrition … Useful english dictionary
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
pseu|do|hy|per|tro|phy — «SOO doh hy PUR truh fee», noun, plural phies. an enlargement of an organ by growth of fat or connective tissue as in hypertrophy, but with atrophy of the organ itself … Useful english dictionary
-tro — tro·phy; … 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
