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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Calvin Klein invited Carrie Donovan and the entire fashion industry to celebrate her promotion and Andy Warhol attended a $100 per-plate benefit dinner to benefit muscular dystrophy at a New York City McDonalds.
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Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Wong was born with spinal muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to become weak and waste away.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Price has rallied into the gap caused in June after the company provided a safety update for its muscular dystrophy drug Elevidys.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Underwood has muscular dystrophy and has endured three heart attacks and a quadruple bypass.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
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Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Wong was born with spinal muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to become weak and waste away.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Price has rallied into the gap caused in June after the company provided a safety update for its muscular dystrophy drug Elevidys.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Underwood has muscular dystrophy and has endured three heart attacks and a quadruple bypass.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Muscular dystrophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscular%20dystrophy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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