distal muscular dystrophy

dis·tal·mus·culardystrophy

uncommon

noun

1.

a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant

Synonyms

distal muscular dystrophy

Related words

Broader terms

muscular dystrophy

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Grammar

noun
singular	distal muscular dystrophy
plural	distal muscular dystrophies

Nearby words

dissuasive dissyllable distaff distal distally distance distance vision distant distantly distaste

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