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dystrophic

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dystrophic
[distrof′ik]
Etymology: Gk, dys + trophe, nourishment
pertaining to a usually congenital disorder of structure or function of an organ or tissue that is aggravated by defective nutrition, such as accumulation of calcium salts in the cornea.
dystrophic
pertaining to or emanating from dystrophia.
dystrophic calcification
mineralization of soft tissues can occur in hyperadrenocorticism, vitamin d toxicity, and hypervitaminosis A. See also calcification.
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