
becker muscular dystrophy
/bˈɛkɚ mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/
nouna form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
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distal muscular dystrophy
/dɪstˈæl mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/
nouna form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant
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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
/lˈɪmɡˈɜːdəl mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/
nounan autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages
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myotonic muscular dystrophy
/mˌaɪətˈɑːnɪk mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/
nouna severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant
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oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
/ˈɑːkjʊlˌɑːfɑːɹˌɪndʒiəl mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/
nouna 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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dermatomyositis
/dˌɜːmɐtˌɑːmɪəsˈaɪɾɪs/
nounmyositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals
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