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dystrophy (dis´trә-fe)   any disorder due to defective or faulty nutrition, especially muscular dystrophy. adj., dystroph´ic., adj.
 

myotonic dystrophy  a rare, slowly progressive, hereditary disease, marked by myotonia followed by muscular atrophy (especially of the face and neck), cataracts, hypogonadism, frontal balding, and cardiac disorders. Called also dystrophia myotonica, myotonia atrophica, and myotonia dystrophica.

nail dystrophy  changes in the texture, structure, or color of the nails due to no demonstrable cause, but usually presumed be attributable to a disturbance of nutrition. Called also dystrophia unguium and onychodystrophy.

reflex sympathetic dystrophy  complex regional pain syndrome type 1.





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