dystrophy
- noun
- /ˈdɪstrəfi/
- Specialized
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distrofia nutricional
- Maybe we should do simple diseases like sickle cell and muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis and Tay Sachs Huntington's.
Examples
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a syndrome that is painful, with significant edema, and renders the patient unable to use the involved extremity.
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Muscle dystrophy can lead to weakness and limited mobility if not managed properly.
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These are mostly patients from a third group, Memolin, and these are mostly patients with the Shen muscular dystrophy, OK.
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Retinitis pigmentosa is a rod-cone dystrophy, commonly genetic in nature.
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Neuromuscular problems: unsteady gait can be a result of muscle injury, inflammation or dystrophy, or a lesion in the central or peripheral nervous system.
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Endothelial replacement surgery is an established procedure for aphakic and pseudophakic corneal edema and Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy.
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Patients diagnosed with dystrophy often require special care to help manage their symptoms.
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Due to dystrophy, the patient's muscles gradually lost their strength and function over time.
Synonyms
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5.8
A long-term medical condition in which parts of the body or how they work slowly get worse
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4.1
A disease that happens when you do not have enough vitamins or minerals in your diet
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5.7
A lack of enough food to grow or be healthy
A gradual loss of strength and ability to work in body cells not caused by injury
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
Inherited diseases that gradually make the muscles used for movement 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
- 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 it can mean 'poor feeding' of an organ or tissue, which makes it slowly get weaker or waste away, and that is why dystrophy is used for problems when an organ or tissue gets weaker from lack of good nutrition.