Synonym(s)
Dystrophia
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Disturbances and changes in individual body parts or tissues or in the whole organism caused by malnutrition, e.g. Dystrophia adiposogenitalis. Furthermore, "dystrophy" is also commonly used as a suffix, e.g. onychodystrophy is synonymous with dystrophia unguium.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer