limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

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• February 29. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — noun — english

  an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages