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DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

\dɪstˈal mˈʌskjʊlə dˈɪstɹəfi], \dɪstˈal mˈʌskjʊlə dˈɪstɹəfi], \d_ɪ_s_t_ˈa_l m_ˈʌ_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ə d_ˈɪ_s_t_ɹ_ə_f_i]\

Definitions of DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

2006 - WordNet 3.0

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a 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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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