facioscapulohumeral muscular atrophy
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy — A form of muscular dystrophy that typically begins before age 20 with slowly progressive weakness of the muscles of the face, shoulders, and feet. The severity of the disease is quite variable. Although most people with facioscapulohumeral… … Medical dictionary
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy — FSHD redirects here. For other uses, see FSHD (disambiguation). Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.0 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.0 ICD 9 359.0 … Wikipedia
Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… … Medical dictionary
Muscular Dystrophy Association — The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating… … Wikipedia
muscular dystrophy — n any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles called also progressive muscular dystrophy see BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY * * * a group of muscl … Medical dictionary
muscular dystrophy — Pathol. a hereditary disease characterized by gradual wasting of the muscles with replacement by scar tissue and fat, sometimes also affecting the heart. [1865 70] * * * Inherited disease that causes progressive weakness in the skeletal (and… … Universalium
Landouzy-Dejerine atrophy — facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy … Medical dictionary
Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy (atrophy) — Lan·dou·zy De·je·rine muscular dystrophy (atrophy) (lah doo zeґ dĕ zhĕ rēnґ) [L.T.J. Landouzy; Joseph Jules Dejerine, French neurologist, 1849–1917] facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; see under dystrophy … Medical dictionary
FSHSMA — facioscapulohumeral spinal muscular atrophy … Medical dictionary
