dystrophy
Meaning of dystrophy
noun
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
Information about dystrophy
- It is a name.
- The plural form of dystrophy is: dystrophies.
- Languages in which dystrophy is used:
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Hyphenation of dystrophy
dys-tro-phy
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- dystrophy is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with dystrophy
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