WordNet: dystrophy, muscular dystrophy

any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

• hypernym congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder

• hyponym Becker muscular dystrophy

• hyponym distal muscular dystrophy

• hyponym Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy

• hyponym limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

• hyponym Steinert's disease, myotonia atrophica, myotonic dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy

• hyponym oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

dystrophy

• (suomi) dystrofia (synonyymi)

muscular dystrophy

• (suomi) lihasdystrofia (synonyymi)