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title: "Dystrophy"
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Dystrophy is the degeneration of tissue, due to disease or malnutrition, most likely due to heredity.


== Types ==
Muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Becker's muscular dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy
Reflex neurovascular dystrophy
Retinal dystrophy
Cone dystrophy
Corneal dystrophy
Lipodystrophy
Nail dystrophy


== See also ==
Muscle weakness
Muscle atrophy
Myotonia
List of biological development disorders