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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
lim-b--girdle -mus-cu-lar dys-tro-phy
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
9
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

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What does limb-girdle muscular dystrophy mean?
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

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