Synonyms for dystrophy
1. dystrophy (n.)
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
- pseudohypertrophic dystrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- genetic disorder
- genetic disease
- myotonia atrophica
- inherited disease
- Steinert's disease
- hereditary condition
- distal muscular dystrophy
- Becker muscular dystrophy
- hereditary disease
- Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
- inherited disorder
- limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
- myotonic dystrophy
- congenital disease
- genetic abnormality
- myotonic muscular dystrophy
- oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
- genetic defect
2. dystrophy (n.)
any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
