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Myotonic Dystrophy

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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