Definition of dystrophic in English:
dystrophic
adjectivedɪsˈtrɒfɪkdɪsˈtrəʊfɪkdɪsˈtrɑfɪk
1Medicine
Affected by or relating to dystrophy, especially muscular dystrophy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
- Another form of dwarfism that was formerly included in the spectrum of achondroplasia is dystrophic dwarfism.
- The orifice connecting the right ventricle to the cavity was composed of dystrophic muscular fibers mixed with fatty cells.
- I don't know that embryonic stem cell research will do any good for dystrophic patients.
- The success rate for patients with dystrophic disorders of the hand, however, is low.
2Ecology
(of a lake) having brown acidic water that is low in oxygen and supports little life, owing to high levels of dissolved humus.
Compare with eutrophic and oligotrophic
Example sentencesExamples
- Both ponds are dystrophic, surrounded by extensive mats of Sphagnum, and stratified in summer with anoxic hypolimnia.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek dus- 'bad' + -trophia 'nourishment' + -ic.
Rhymes
catastrophic, philosophic, strophic, theosophic, trophic
Definition of dystrophic in US English:
dystrophic
adjectivedɪsˈtrɑfɪkdisˈträfik
1Medicine
Affected by or relating to dystrophy, especially muscular dystrophy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The success rate for patients with dystrophic disorders of the hand, however, is low.
- Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
- Another form of dwarfism that was formerly included in the spectrum of achondroplasia is dystrophic dwarfism.
- The orifice connecting the right ventricle to the cavity was composed of dystrophic muscular fibers mixed with fatty cells.
- I don't know that embryonic stem cell research will do any good for dystrophic patients.
2Ecology
(of a lake) having brown acidic water that is low in oxygen and supports little life, owing to high levels of dissolved humus.
Compare with eutrophic and oligotrophic
Example sentencesExamples
- Both ponds are dystrophic, surrounded by extensive mats of Sphagnum, and stratified in summer with anoxic hypolimnia.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek dus- ‘bad’ + -trophia ‘nourishment’ + -ic.