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What (who) is muscular dystrophy - definition
Muscular dystrophy
DISEASES THAT WEAKEN THE BODY'S MUSCLES
Muscular Dystrophy; Muscular distrophy; Muscular Distrophy; Muscular dystrophies; Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type; Myodystrophy; Adrenomyodystrophy; Muscle dystrophy; Muscular Dystropy; X-linked Duchenne/Becker; X-linked Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy; Duchenne/Becker; MD (disease)
Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin.
muscular dystrophy
DISEASES THAT WEAKEN THE BODY'S MUSCLES
Muscular Dystrophy; Muscular distrophy; Muscular Distrophy; Muscular dystrophies; Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type; Myodystrophy; Adrenomyodystrophy; Muscle dystrophy; Muscular Dystropy; X-linked Duchenne/Becker; X-linked Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy; Duchenne/Becker; MD (disease)
Muscular dystrophy is a serious disease in which your muscles gradually weaken.
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muscular dystrophy
DISEASES THAT WEAKEN THE BODY'S MUSCLES
Muscular Dystrophy; Muscular distrophy; Muscular Distrophy; Muscular dystrophies; Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type; Myodystrophy; Adrenomyodystrophy; Muscle dystrophy; Muscular Dystropy; X-linked Duchenne/Becker; X-linked Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy; Duchenne/Becker; MD (disease)
¦ noun a hereditary condition marked by progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles.
Examples of use of muscular dystrophy
1. Welby had been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a teenager.
2. "We could reprogramme cells to treat diseases such as Parkinson‘s, leukemia or muscular dystrophy.
3. Two are for couples who carry defects for the muscle–wasting disorder Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
4. Lewis, national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, was chosen for the prestigious award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences‘ Board of Governors in recognition of his work for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
5. He has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and is not expected to live past his 20th birthday.