Relating to dystrophy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-trof′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to dystrophy.
dystrophic In ecology, it is used to describe a pond or lake containing water that is brown in color, abnormally acidic, and lacking in oxygen. Such water is unable to support much plant or animal life because of the amount of humus dissolved in it.
pertaining to or caused by dystrophy. · (of a lake) having too low an accumulation of dissolved nutrients to support abundant plant life; having highly acid, brownish waters filled with undecayed plant materials, and eventually developing into a peat bog or marsh.