dystrophic
/dɪsˈtrɑfɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by dystrophy, a condition of weak or wasted muscles, often due to a genetic disorder.
- The doctor diagnosed the boy with a dystrophic muscle disease.
- Dystrophic changes in the tissue were visible under the microscope.
- She volunteers at a camp for children with dystrophic conditions.
- Describing a body of water (like a lake or pond) that is low in oxygen and nutrients, often with dark, acidic water and decaying plant matter.
- The dystrophic lake had brown water and very few fish.
- Dystrophic wetlands are common in northern forests where peat accumulates.
- Scientists study dystrophic ponds to understand how organic matter decomposes.
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