Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy (Noun)
Meaning
A 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Myotonic muscular dystrophy is a severe form of muscular dystrophy that affects the face, feet, hands, and neck, causing generalized weakness and muscular wasting.
- The patient was diagnosed with myotonic muscular dystrophy, which explained her difficulty with speech and the progressive weakness in her hands that had spread to her arms and shoulders.
- As the disease progressed, the patient's myotonic muscular dystrophy caused significant weakness in her legs and hips, making everyday activities increasingly challenging.
- Myotonic muscular dystrophy can manifest at any time from birth to middle age, and its slow progression often makes it difficult to diagnose in the early stages.
- The family's history of myotonic muscular dystrophy suggested an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, which meant that each child had a 50% chance of inheriting the condition.