Dystrophy

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Not to be confused with Atrophy.
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-plasia and -trophy
  • Anaplasia (structural differentiation loss within a cell or group of cells).
  • Aplasia (organ or part of organ missing)
  • Desmoplasia (connective tissue growth)
  • Dysplasia (change in cell or tissue phenotype)
  • Hyperplasia (proliferation of cells)
  • Hypoplasia (congenital below-average number of cells, especially when inadequate)
  • Metaplasia (conversion in cell type)
  • Neoplasia
    (abnormal proliferation)
  • Prosoplasia (development of new cell function)
  • Abiotrophy (loss in vitality of organ or tissue)
  • Atrophy (reduced functionality of an organ, with decrease in the number or volume of cells)
  • Hypertrophy (increase in the volume of cells or tissues)
  • Hypotrophy
    (decrease in the volume of cells or tissues)
  • Dystrophy (any degenerative disorder resulting from improper or faulty nutrition)

Dystrophy is the

degeneration of tissue, due to disease or malnutrition, most likely due to heredity
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Types

See also

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