A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

plural of dystrophy

(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.

A chronic, slowly progressing, inherited multisystemic disease, characterized by muscular dystrophy, cataracts, heart conduction defects, endocrine changes, and myotonia.

plural of myotonic dystrophy

plural of muscular dystrophy

benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis

trachonychia affecting all twenty of the fingernails and toenails

(medicine) A disorder with intense burning pain, one of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.

Misspelling of dystrophinopathy.