muscular dystrophy

ˈmʌskjələr ˈdɪstrəfi

muscular dystrophies

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Definition of muscular dystrophy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

genetic disease causing muscles to become weak and waste away

TECH.

Muscular dystrophy makes it hard for him to walk.
He was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child.
Muscular dystrophy affects thousands of families worldwide.

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Becker muscular dystrophy

type of muscular dystrophy affecting males with X-linked inheritance

Becker muscular dystrophy is less severe than Duchenne's.

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acr.

acr: Muscular Dystrophy

disease causing muscles to become weak

DMD

acr.

acr: Duchenne muscular dystrophy

genetic disorder causing muscle weakness

MMD

acr.

acr: Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy

disease causing weak and stiff muscles

RMD

acr.

acr: Rheumatic Muscular Dystrophy

disease causing muscle weakness and joint pain

Becker muscular dystrophy

medical

type of muscular dystrophy affecting males with X-linked inheritance

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French:dystrophie musculaire, ...
German:Muskeldystrophie, ...
Italian:distrofia muscolare, ...
Spanish:distrofia muscular, ...
Portuguese:distrofia muscular, ...
Chinese:肌营养不良症, ...
Japanese:筋ジストロフィー, ...
Arabic:ضمور عضلات, ...
Hebrew:נִוּוּוּן שְׁרִירִים, ...
Russian:мышечная дистрофия, ...
Ukrainian:м'язова дистрофія, ...
Hindi:मस्कुलर डिस्ट्रॉफी, ...
Bengali:মাসকুলার ডিস্ট্রফি, ...
Catalan:distròfia muscular, ...
Czech:svalová dystrofie, ...
Danish:muskeldystrofi, ...
Dutch:spierdystrofie, ...
Greek:μυϊκή δυστροφία, ...
Hungarian:izomdisztrófia, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺសាច់ដុំចុះខ្សោយ, ...
Korean:근이영양증, ...
Persian:دیستروفی عضلانی, ...
Polish:dystrofia mięśniowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):distrofia muscular, ...
Romanian:distrofie musculară, ...
Swedish:muskeldystrofi, ...
Thai:โรคกล้ามเนื้อเสื่อม, ...
Turkish:kas distrofisi, ...
Vietnamese:bệnh loạn dưỡng cơ, ...

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