dystrophy dystrophy dystrophy is the degeneration of tissue, due to disease or malnutrition, most likely due to heredity. not to be confused with atrophy. look up dystrophy in wiktionary, the free dictionary. -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) types muscular dystrophy duchenne muscular dystrophy becker's muscular dystrophy myotonic dystrophy reflex neurovascular dystrophy retinal dystrophy cone dystrophy corneal dystrophy lipodystrophy nail dystrophy