dystrophy
noun
dys·tro·phy
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plural dystrophies
Definition of dystrophy
1
: a condition produced by faulty nutrition
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Alyson Johnston was 12 when she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a macular dystrophy condition that causes central vision to deteriorate over time. — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, "Teen finds outlet in writing after life-changing diagnosis," 20 July 2019 Carla suffered from cone-rod dystrophy, a condition that causes a person's vision to deteriorate over time. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "When a solo traveler went missing in Peru, it changed her family's lives completely," 9 June 2019 Falkowski has had several eye surgeries after being diagnosed with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a genetic disorder of the cornea that has left him legally blind in one eye, his attorney said. — Kelly Brennan, Philly.com, "Former QVC exec gets 30 months in prison for bilking $1M from network," 10 July 2018 If that sounds modest, boys with 10% or even 5% of normal levels have a much more mild dystrophy known as Becker. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Risky Drug Approval Lesson," 4 July 2018 The one-time treatment is approved for children and adults with retinal dystrophy due to a mutation of the RPE65 gene, which causes severe visual impairment beginning in infancy. — Debra Goldschmidt And Susan Scutti, CNN, "FDA approves gene therapy for a type of blindness," 20 Dec. 2017 The new approval will treat a type of retinal dystrophy, a rare vision disorder that involves mutations to genes critical to retinal function; retinal cells convert light into electrical signals to the brain, which translates them into images. — Alice Park, Time, "FDA Approves a New Way For Scientists to Use Gene Therapy," 20 Dec. 2017 In this case, the gene therapy treats a condition called retinal dystrophy. — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, "Gene Therapy: How a New Cure for Blindness Reverses Retinal Dystrophy," 12 Oct. 2017 Retinal dystrophy due to mutation of the RPE65 gene causes severe visual impairment beginning in infancy. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "FDA panel unanimously votes to approve gene therapy for blindness," 12 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dystrophy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dystrophy
noun
dys·tro·phy
| \ ˈdis-trə-fē
\
\
plural dystrophies
Medical Definition of dystrophy
1
: a condition produced by faulty nutrition
waters with a high fluorine content are responsible for the dental dystrophy known as mottled enamel — Lancet