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Dystrophy

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
muscular dystrophy
plural
Dystrophies
possessive
Dystrophy's
pluralpossessive
Dystrophies'