oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'oculus' meaning 'eye' + 'pharyngeal' indicating the throat + 'muscular' + 'dystrophy' indicating a disorder characterized by muscle weakness and wasting.
مثال
- Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic condition.
- The patient was diagnosed with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy at a young age.
- The symptoms of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy typically appear in adulthood.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant