dystrophic
Marked by malnutrition
Dystrophic describes tissue or organs that have degenerated or developed abnormally due to inadequate nutrition or disease.
In medicine, muscular dystrophy involves progressive muscle wasting.
In ecology, a dystrophic lake is acidic and nutrient-poor, with dark, tea-colored water from decomposing organic matter: The dystrophic pond supported little aquatic life.
Germanic occupational surname
- myopathyDisorder of muscle tissue
- neuromuscularNerve-to-muscle signaling
- congenitalExisting from birth
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
weakness · cardiomyopathy · scoliosis · respiratory · wheelchair · inherited · genetic · mutation
Progressive loss of function
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- lesionArea of pathological change
scarring · inflammation · pathology · deterioration · histology · cellular · biopsy · damage
Becker
Germanic occupational surname
- myopathyDisorder of muscle tissue
- neuromuscularNerve-to-muscle signaling
- congenitalExisting from birth
progressive · weakness · cardiomyopathy · scoliosis · respiratory · wheelchair · inherited · genetic · mutation · therapy
degeneration
Progressive loss of function
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
lesion · scarring · inflammation · pathology · deterioration · histology · cellular · biopsy · damage · wasting
bog
Acidic peat wetland
mesotrophic · eutrophic · tannin · sphagnum · watershed · shallow · sediment · organic · wetland · littoral
brittle
Liable to shatter
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- thickenedMade more dense
splitting · keratin · psoriatic · fungal · dermatology · pterygium · nail bed
dystrophiceutrophic
Excessively fertilized water body
thriving · healthy · trophic · vigorous · flourishing
- muscular dystrophyGenetic muscle-wasting condition