DYSTROPHIC


Meaning of DYSTROPHIC in English

[ 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 .

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