dystrophy
dyst·rophy
noun
1.
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
2.
any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
Origin
From dys- + -trophy, literally “bad growth”, as in the opposite of growth.
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