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Dystrophy vs Myopathy - What's the difference?

dystrophy | myopathy |

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.

dystrophy

English

Alternative forms

* dystrophia

Noun

(dystrophies)
  • A wasting of body tissues, of genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

    • Derived terms

    * dystrophic * muscular dystrophy

    myopathy

    English

    (wikipedia myopathy)

    Noun

    (myopathies)
  • (medicine) Any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders

    • Related terms

    * myopathic