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English noun: muscular dystrophy

1. muscular dystrophy (state) any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles


Synonymsdystrophy


Broader (hypernym)congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder


Narrower (hyponym)Becker muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy, Steinert's disease









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