| NOUN | state | limb-girdle muscular dystrophy | an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age |
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| Meaning | 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 / stages. | |
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| Broader | autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect | A disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome |
| muscular dystrophy, dystrophy | Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | |
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