distal muscular dystrophy

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

myotonic dystrophy myasthenia gravis polymyositis dermatomyositis Becker muscular dystrophy myotonia congenita

Hypernyms

dystrophy muscular dystrophy

Close letter words and terms

distal goal distal gut distal lung distal phalange distal phalanx distal respiratory system