- myotonic muscular dystrophy
- myotonic muscular dystrophy n MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
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myotonic muscular dystrophy
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myotonic muscular dystrophy — noun a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and… … Useful english dictionary
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muscular dystrophy — noun any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑dystrophy • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect … Useful english dictionary
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Muscular dystrophy, myotonic — Myotonic dystrophy, an inherited disease in which the muscles contract but have decreasing power to relax this phenomenon is termed myotonia (irritability and prolonged contraction of muscles). The disease also produces leads to a mask like… … Medical dictionary
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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 — a group of muscle diseases, marked by weakness and wasting of selected muscles, in which there is a recognizable pattern of inheritance. The affected muscle fibres degenerate and are replaced by fatty tissue. The muscular dystrophies are… … The new mediacal dictionary
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