Muscular Dystrophy

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MD
Pronunciation
/ˈməskjələr ˈdɪstrəfi/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. These are genetic disorders that only affect males normally. They are things like muscular dystrophy and haemophilia
  2. He had muscular dystrophy.
  3. This study was funded by Medtronic, the Muscular Dystrophy(MD) Association and the National Institutes of Health.
  4. I am16 years old and live in Ontario, Canada and have congenital muscular dystrophy.
  5. He recently used it to treat animals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and the results have been promising.

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