Charcot-Marie atrophy (syndrome)

Charcot-Marie atrophy (syndrome)
Char·cot-Ma·rie atrophy (syndrome) (shahr-koґ mah-reґ) [J.M. Charcot; Pierre Marie, French physician, 1853–1940] Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

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