HyperDic: hereditary_motor_and_sensory_neuropathy

English > 1 sense of the expression *hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy*:
NOUN	state	hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease	a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood

English > *hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant.
Synonym	Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Broader	neuropathy	Any pathology of the peripheral nerves