1. any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles; [syn: muscular dystrophy, dystrophy]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
muscular dystrophy
n 1: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system
characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
[syn: muscular dystrophy, dystrophy]