dystrophies
noun(dys-tro-phy)
a condition produced by faulty nutrition
dystrophies
noun(dys-tro-phy)
any myogenic atrophy; especially : muscular dystrophy
dystrophies
noun(dys-tro-phy)
any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles
dystrophies
noun(dys-tro-phy)
a muscular disorder that is characterized by dystrophic muscle weakness and myotonia affecting multiple bodily systems and that is caused by an abnormally high number of repeats of a codon in the genetic material
dystrophies
noun(dys-tro-phy)
a painful disorder that usually follows a localized injury, that is marked by burning pain, swelling, and motor and sensory disturbances especially of an extremity, and that is often considered a type of complex regional pain syndrome in which peripheral nerve injury has not been identified —abbreviation RSD