muscular dystrophy

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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, congenital disease,
inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
• Hyponyms:
Becker muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy,
myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy