Engelsk substantiv: muscular dystrophy |
1. | muscular dystrophy (om tilstand) any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dystrophy |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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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