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English noun: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

1. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (state) a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant


Synonymshereditary motor and sensory neuropathy


Broader (hypernym)neuropathy









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