muscular dystrophy

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of muscular dystrophy

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby muscular dystrophy

muscovado, Muscovite, Muscovy, Muscovy duck, muscular, muscular dystrophy, muscular system, musculature, musculo-, musculocutaneous, musculoskeletal

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How to use muscular dystrophy in a sentence

In 2016, the FDA approved a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy after outside experts recommended against approval and internal reviewers raised doubts about the drug’s efficacy.
Alzheimer’s drug sparks emotional battle as FDA nears deadline on whether to approve|Laurie McGinley|May 31, 2021|Washington Post
Gene therapy has shown promise in recent years for treating a range of diseases, including sickle-cell anemia, hemophilia, various forms of inherited blindness, mesothelioma, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
How One Round of Gene Therapy Fixed 48 Kids’ Immune Systems|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|May 13, 2021|Singularity Hub
The program matches general-education students with those who have intellectual and other disabilities, ranging from autism to cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and visual or hearing impairments.
Best Buddies program helps high school students maintain connection during pandemic|Dana Hedgpeth|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
They also sell standardized pieces and parts that make it possible for civilians with disabilities like muscular dystrophy to adapt their own controllers.
He’s Helping Wounded Warriors Game Again|Fiona Zublin|November 27, 2020|Ozy

Crosby also lent his talents to charitable causes, co-hosting Jerry Lewis’s annual Labor Day telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy research.
Norm Crosby, comedian who mangled words with great extinction, dies at 93|Harrison Smith|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
What these men do have is a muscular hold on popular disgust with religious extremism.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, in active REM sleep, breathing and pulse may be irregular, and small muscular twitches are common.
The Tracker That Might Actually Help You Sleep Better|DailyBurn|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the first, we met two muscular young men, almost naked and smeared with a blood-like substance.
Sex, Blood, and Screaming: Blackout’s Dark Frights|Tim Teeman|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He landed on his hands and feet like some huge, muscular cat.
The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11|Michael Daly|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several muscular drivers with massive chains around their necks surround a young port official, demanding he call an ambulance.
Crimea: A Patriotic Russian Vacation From Hell|Anna Nemtsova|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is much easier to strike quickly than slowly, but practice in the slow movement will develop both muscular and nervous power.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Rounded scybalous masses are common in habitual constipation, and indicate atony of the muscular coat of the intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The women, likewise, are very tall, but too muscular—they might even be termed unwieldy.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
His mantle raised at the shoulder disclosed a muscular arm covered with circlets of gold.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The inside is pale purplish-brown, with a yellowish-white muscular impression.
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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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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.

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.