[ dɪs'trəʊfɪk , -'trɒfɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 Medicine affected by or relating to dystrophy, especially muscular dystrophy.
2》 Ecology (of a body of water) having brown acidic water that is poor in oxygen, owing to high levels of dissolved humus.
Origin
C19: from Gk dus- 'bad' + -trophia 'nourishment' + -ic .