| abiotrophy | (noun) a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury | - |
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| amyotrophy | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophia |
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| anthroposophy | (noun) a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education | - |
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| atrophy | (noun) any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | Synonyms: withering |
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| (noun) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | Synonyms: wasting, wasting away |
| chondrodystrophy | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita |
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| dystrophy | (noun) any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition | - |
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| (noun) any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | Synonyms: muscular dystrophy |
| gymnosophy | (noun) the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation | - |
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| hypertrophy | (noun) abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | - |
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| lipochondrodystrophy | (noun) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | Synonyms: dysostosis multiplex, gargoylism, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome |
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| osteodystrophy | (noun) defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism | - |
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| philosophy | (noun) the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | - |
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| (noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought |
| (noun) any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | - |
| rophy | (noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope |
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| theosophy | (noun) a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul | - |
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| trophy | (noun) something given as a token of victory | Synonyms: prize |
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| (noun) an award for success in war or hunting | - |