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Dystrophy vs Sclerosis - What's the difference?

dystrophy | sclerosis |

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.

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

    sclerosis

    English

    Noun

    (scleroses)
  • (pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

    • Derived terms

    * arteriosclerosis * atherosclerosis * sclerotic * multiple sclerosis * osteosclerosis

    Related terms

    * sclera

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    * * English words suffixed with -osis