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muscular dystrophydystrophycongenital diseasegenetic abnormalitygenetic defectgenetic diseasegenetic disorderhereditary conditionhereditary diseaseinherited diseaseinherited disorderBecker muscular dystrophydistal muscular dystrophyDuchenne's muscular dystrophypseudohypertrophic dystrophylimb-girdle muscular dystrophymyotonia atrophicamyotonic dystrophymyotonic muscular dystrophySteinert's diseaseoculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy

noun

1 muscular dystrophy

Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles.

synonym: dystrophy.

is a specific kind of: congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder.

is a broader term that covers: Becker muscular dystrophy | distal muscular dystrophy | Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy | limb-girdle muscular dystrophy | myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, Steinert's disease | oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

Polish: zanik mięśni, dystrofia mięśniowa

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