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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Dee Dee alleged to have made Blanchard appear to have a range of physical and development ailments, including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy in order to gain disability payments and gifts from charity.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Steen suffered from Duchenne’s disease, a form of muscular dystrophy that gets progressively worse over time.
—Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
These treatments take aim at sickle cell anemia, one type of muscular dystrophy, and several other illnesses.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
The likelihood that efficacious treatments will be developed to help patients with unmet needs, such as people living with Alzheimer’s or muscular dystrophy, is severely compromised as a result.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Steen suffered from Duchenne’s disease, a form of muscular dystrophy that gets progressively worse over time.
—Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
These treatments take aim at sickle cell anemia, one type of muscular dystrophy, and several other illnesses.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
The likelihood that efficacious treatments will be developed to help patients with unmet needs, such as people living with Alzheimer’s or muscular dystrophy, is severely compromised as a result.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Muscular dystrophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscular%20dystrophy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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