- hemidystrophy
- Underdevelopment of one lateral half of the body. [hemi- + G. dys-, ill, + trophe, nourishment, growth]
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hemi·dys·tro·phy (hem″e-disґtrə-fe) unequal development of the two sides of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hemidystrophy
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hemidystrophy — hemi·dystrophy … English syllables
hemidystrophy — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hemi + noun Etymology: hemi (I) + dystrophy : an unequal development of the two lateral halves of the body … Useful english dictionary
