muscular dystrophy

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muscular dystrophy

noun muscular dystrophies

  1. countable, uncountable A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.

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noun muscular dystrophy

Españoldistrofia muscular
日本語筋ジストロフィー kin jisutorofī
中文肌肉萎縮症 /肌肉萎缩症 jīròu wěisuōzhèng
Portuguêsdistrofia muscular
Françaisdystrophie musculaire
DeutschMuskeldystrophie
Italianodistrofia muscolare
Русскиймы́шечная дистрофи́я mýšečnaja distrofíja

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@misc{muscular_dystrophy_2026,
  title = {muscular dystrophy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muscular%20dystrophy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}