Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles;
[syn: muscular dystrophy, dystrophy]
2. any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dystrophy
n 1: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system
characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
[syn: muscular dystrophy, dystrophy]
2: any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty
nutrition