dystrophy

(dĭ-strō'fē-ə)
n.

1. A degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition.
2. Any of several disorders, especially muscular dystrophy, in which the muscles weaken and atrophy.
3. Ecology. The condition of being dystrophic.

(dis′trōfē)
n

Faulty nutrition. Often used to refer to the results of faulty nutrition, that is, wasting away.

[Gr.] dystrophy.

• d. adiposogenitalis — see adiposogenital dystrophy.
• d. epithelialis corneae — dystrophy of the corneal epithelium, with erosions.
• d. ungulae — see seedy toe.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dystrofi, ubehag

Nederlands (Dutch)
spierdystrofie

Français (French)
n. - dystrophie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dystrophie, Ernährungsstörung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυστροφία

Italiano (Italian)
distrofia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - distrofia (f) (Med.)

idioms:

• muscular dystrophy    distrofia (f) muscular (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
дистрофия

idioms:

• muscular dystrophy    мускульная дистрофия

Español (Spanish)
n. - distrofia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dystrofi, rubbning i ämnesomsättningen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
营养失调

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 營養失調

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영양 실조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 栄養失調, 栄養不良, 異栄養

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) التغذيه الناقصه أو السيئه ( نوع من المرض), أي نوع من أنواع مرض ضمور العضلات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ליקויי תזונה, תזונה לקויה של איבר או חלק כלשהו של הגוף, דיסטרופיה‬

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