dystrophy
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- noun
- /ˈdɪstrəfi/
- Specialized
:
distrofia muscular
- Mrs. Bowen's third client would have been Mr. G, a young man in his late twenties with muscular dystrophy.
- muscular dystrophy
- myotonic dystrophy
- Duchenne dystrophy
She she has a, a variety of developmental delays and a very specific kind of dystrophy.
- She she has a, a variety of developmental delays and a very specific kind of dystrophy.
- A family that has a kid dying muscular dystrophy needs someone like Vivek or me or someone like that to make a billion dollars saving their son's life.
Examples
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Boston Children's Hospital diagnosed him as suffering from muscular dystrophy.
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Claire has muscular dystrophy, which means severe muscle weakness.
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Are you completely up to date on all the muscular dystrophy research?
Fiction book (1993) -
I think I may have muscular dystrophy.
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Gary wants to do something for muscular dystrophy research.
Academic text (1991) -
My son passed away five years ago at the age of 21 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Blog text (27) -
Well, I've seen people with all kinds of health conditions, from muscular dystrophy to spinal cord injuries.
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Aidan suffers from a condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which causes muscle degeneration.
Blog text (17) -
Some of the most known and publicized inheritable conditions are Tay-Sachs disease, muscular dystrophy, sickle cell disease, and cystic fibrosis.
Academic text (2005) -
Children with muscular dystrophy often experience difficulties with movement and physical activities.
Synonyms
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5.3
Inherited diseases that gradually make the muscles used for movement weak and smaller
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A genetic disease you are born with that makes your muscles weak and smaller
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An inherited disease causing slow muscle weakness, loss, and trouble relaxing muscles, often in the face and hands
A genetic disease causing slow muscle weakness and trouble relaxing muscles, often in face and hands
A severe inherited muscle disease that causes progressive weakness and muscle loss, often affecting the face, neck, hands, and feet
A genetic muscle disease that starts in the teens and slowly makes the arms, legs, and body weak
A serious inherited muscle disease that mainly affects boys and makes muscles become weaker over time
A disease that makes muscles look large but weak and mostly affects boys
A disease that slowly makes the shoulder and hip muscles weaker and smaller
A muscle disease that often runs in families and starts at 40–60, causing weakness in hands and lower legs
A rare inherited muscle condition that causes slow loss of strength and muscle stiffness
A gradual loss of muscle and strength
Loss of muscle that gets worse over time, often from nerve damage
A rare disease passed from parents that damages nerve cells, causing weak muscles and early death in babies
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
Inherited diseases that gradually make the muscles used for movement weak and smaller
- Specialized
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7.0
An inherited disease causing slow muscle weakness, loss, and trouble relaxing muscles, often in the face and hands
- Specialized
A genetic muscle disease that starts in the teens and slowly makes the arms, legs, and body weak
- Specialized
A muscle disease that often runs in families and starts at 40–60, causing weakness in hands and lower legs
- Specialized
A serious inherited muscle disease that mainly affects boys and makes muscles become weaker over time
- Specialized
A disease that slowly makes the shoulder and hip muscles weaker and smaller
- Specialized
A genetic disease causing slow muscle weakness and trouble relaxing muscles, often in face and hands
- Archaic
A disease that makes muscles look large but weak and mostly affects boys
- Specialized
A rare inherited muscle disease that starts in adulthood and first weakens the eyelids and throat, causing swallowing problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
dystrophy = -trophy (semi-transparent) = dys + trophy
Although the medical combining form dys- + -trophy describes the sense, '-trophy' is not a standalone English word and the familiar word 'trophy' (a prize) may mislead learners.
Etymology
The word dystrophy comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' and -trophy from trophe meaning 'nourishment'. So think of 'bad nourishment' making muscles weak and waste away, which is why dystrophy names diseases with progressive muscle weakness.