muscular dystrophy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muscular dystrophies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Becker muscular dystrophy · Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Translations (19)
fa دیستروفی عضلانی (muscular dystrophy) · ru мы́шечная дистрофи́я (muscular dystrophy) · es distrofia muscular (muscular dystrophy) · pl dystrofie mięśniowe (muscular dystrophy) · da muskelsvind (muscular dystrophy) · cmn 肌肉萎縮症 /肌肉萎缩症 (muscular dystrophy) · ga diostróife mhatánach (muscular dystrophy) · pt distrofia muscular (muscular dystrophy) · it distrofia muscolare (muscular dystrophy) · fa دیستروفی ماهیچهای (muscular dystrophy) · uk м'я́зова́ дистрофі́я (muscular dystrophy) · ja 筋ジストロフィー (muscular dystrophy) · fr dystrophie musculaire (muscular dystrophy) · mi mate horokiwa (muscular dystrophy) · fi lihasdystrofia (muscular dystrophy) · la dystrophia musculorum progressiva (muscular dystrophy) · de Muskeldystrophie (muscular dystrophy) · fi lihasrappeuma (muscular dystrophy) · sv muskeldystrofi (muscular dystrophy)