DYSTROPHY Meaning of DYSTROPHY in English [dys.tro.phy] n, pl -phies [NL dystrophia, fr. dys- + -trophia -trophy] (1901) 1: a condition produced by faulty nutrition 2: any myogenic atrophy; esp: muscular dystrophy Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012