Definitions for muscular dystrophy
mus·cu·lar dys·tro·phy

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1. muscular dystrophy, dystrophynoun

   any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

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1. muscular dystrophynoun

   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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1. muscular dystrophy

   Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In these diseases, abnormal genes interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle fibers. There are many different kinds of muscular dystrophy, each affecting specific muscle groups, with symptoms appearing at different ages, and varying in severity.

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1. Muscular dystrophy

   Muscular Dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue. In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who grew progressively weaker, lost the ability to walk, and died at an early age became more prominent in medical journals. In the following decade, French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne gave a comprehensive account of thirteen boys with the most common and severe form of the disease, which now carries his name—Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It soon became evident that the disease had more than one form. The other major forms are Becker, limb-girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal, and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. These diseases predominantly affect males, although females may be carriers of the disease gene. Most types of MD are multi-system disorders with manifestations in body systems including the heart, gastrointestinal system, nervous system, endocrine glands, eyes and brain. Apart from the nine major types of muscular dystrophy listed above, several MD-like conditions have also been identified. Normal intellectual, behavioral, bowel and sexual function is noticed in individuals with other forms of MD and MD-like conditions. MD-affected individuals with susceptible intellectual impairment are diagnosed through molecular characteristics but not through problems associated with disability. However, a third of patients who are severely affected with DMD may have cognitive impairment, behavioral, vision and speech problems.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of muscular dystrophy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of muscular dystrophy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of muscular dystrophy in a Sentence

1. Mayor Virg Bernero:

   It is beyond comprehension that this American hero lost his life on the streets of Lansing while collecting charitable contributions for children afflicted by muscular dystrophy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=muscular dystrophy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Muscular_Dystrophy
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=muscular dystrophy