nemaline myopathy
[ nĕm′ə-līn′, -lĭn ]
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n.
Congenital, nonprogressive muscle weakness most evident in the proximal muscles, with characteristic threadlike rods seen in some muscle cells.
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Words nearby nemaline myopathy
Nelson, Admiral Horatio, Nelson syndrome, Nelspruit, nelumbo, nem, nemaline myopathy, Neman, nemat-, nemathecium, nemathelminth, nematic
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