muscular dystrophy
noun
: any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles compare becker muscular dystrophy, duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Danni Liu and David Choi, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child, quickly embraced the joys and challenges in their relationship together.
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Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Blanchard’s mother had led both her daughter and the world to believe that Blanchard was ill and disabled growing up: afflicted with leukemia and muscular dystrophy, and in need of a wheelchair and a feeding tube.
—Vlad Velicu, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
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Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Blanchard’s mother had led both her daughter and the world to believe that Blanchard was ill and disabled growing up: afflicted with leukemia and muscular dystrophy, and in need of a wheelchair and a feeding tube.
—Vlad Velicu, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Muscular dystrophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscular%20dystrophy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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