muscular dystrophy (n)
dystrophy#1 (n)

n14160365

type n
lex_filenum 26
def any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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Hypernym genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
Hyponym Becker muscular dystrophy; distal muscular dystrophy; Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease; oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
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Hyponym genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
Hypernym Becker muscular dystrophy; distal muscular dystrophy; Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease; oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

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