muscular dystrophy

noun Pathology.

a hereditary disease characterized by gradual wasting of the muscles with replacement by scar tissue and fat, sometimes also affecting the heart.

Origin of muscular dystrophy

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby muscular dystrophy

Muscovy, Muscovy duck, muscular, muscular anesthesia, muscular asthenopia, muscular dystrophy, muscularis, muscularity, muscular layer of mucosa, muscular relaxant, muscular system

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British Dictionary definitions for muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy

noun

a genetic disease characterized by progressive deterioration and wasting of muscle fibres, causing difficulty in walking

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Cultural definitions for muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy

[ (dis-truh-fee) ]

A hereditary disease in which the muscles progressively waste away. The disease can be potentially treated through gene therapy.

Medical definitions for muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy

n.

Any of a group of progressive muscle disorders caused by a defect in one or more genes that control muscle function and characterized by gradual irreversible wasting of skeletal muscle.myodystrophy

Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy.

Scientific definitions for muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy

[ mŭs′kyə-lər dĭs′trə-fē ]

Any of a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders caused by a defect in one or more genes that control muscle function and characterized by gradual irreversible wasting of skeletal muscle.

单词	muscular dystrophy
释义	muscular dystrophy noun Pathology. a hereditary disease characterized by gradual wasting of the muscles with replacement by scar tissue and fat, sometimes also affecting the heart. Origin of muscular dystrophy First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby muscular dystrophy Muscovy, Muscovy duck, muscular, muscular anesthesia, muscular asthenopia, muscular dystrophy, muscularis, muscularity, muscular layer of mucosa, muscular relaxant, muscular system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy noun a genetic disease characterized by progressive deterioration and wasting of muscle fibres, causing difficulty in walking Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy [ (dis-truh-fee) ] A hereditary disease in which the muscles progressively waste away. The disease can be potentially treated through gene therapy. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy n. Any of a group of progressive muscle disorders caused by a defect in one or more genes that control muscle function and characterized by gradual irreversible wasting of skeletal muscle.myodystrophy Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy [ mŭs′kyə-lər dĭs′trə-fē ] Any of a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders caused by a defect in one or more genes that control muscle function and characterized by gradual irreversible wasting of skeletal muscle. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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