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Definition of
muscular dystrophy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
muscular dystrophy
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌmʌskyələr ˈdɪstrəfi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a medical condition that some people are born with, in which the muscles gradually become weaker
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muscular dystrophy
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