muscular dystrophy
noun
: any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles compare becker muscular dystrophy, duchenne muscular dystrophy
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The trials represent a critical opportunity for those with neurological injuries or diseases that inhibit the ability to use both hands: this includes cervical spinal cord injury, brainstem stroke, muscular dystrophy, and ALS among other conditions.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
The company will also expand into specific orthopedic conditions or disease states like muscular dystrophy, Magargee says.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Mattie was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy — the same illness that had killed his three older siblings, and one that required him to live his life in a wheelchair attached to a number of medical machines.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Here’s his story… At the age of 2, I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy.
—Cory Lee and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
The company will also expand into specific orthopedic conditions or disease states like muscular dystrophy, Magargee says.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Mattie was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy — the same illness that had killed his three older siblings, and one that required him to live his life in a wheelchair attached to a number of medical machines.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Here’s his story… At the age of 2, I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy.
—Cory Lee and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Muscular dystrophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscular%20dystrophy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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