DYSTROPHY
\dˈɪstɹəfi], \dˈɪstɹəfi], \d_ˈɪ_s_t_ɹ_ə_f_i]\
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any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).