dystrophy

As nouns the difference between dystrophy and sclerosis

is that dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition while sclerosis is (pathology) the abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

As nouns the difference between dystrophy and myopathy

is that dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition while myopathy is (medicine) any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders.

As an adjective malnourished

is suffering from malnutrition.

As a noun dystrophy is

a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

As nouns the difference between degeneration and dystrophy

is that degeneration is degeneration, morbidity while dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dystrophy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

As nouns the difference between dystrophy and disorder

is that dystrophy is a wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition while disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.