DYSTROPHY


Meaning of DYSTROPHY in English

n. defective nutrition.

Phrases and idioms:

muscular dystrophy a hereditary progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles.

Derivatives:

dystrophic adj.

Etymology: mod.L dystrophia formed as DYS- + Gk -trophia nourishment

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.