dystrophy

Noun dystrophy has 2 senses

• dystrophy(n = noun.state) muscular dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles;
is a kind of congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
has particulars: becker muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, steinert's disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

• dystrophy(n = noun.state) - any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition;
is a kind of degenerative disorder
has particulars: osteodystrophy