Definitions for oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
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oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy(noun)
a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
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