limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

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   an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages

   Broadermuscular dystrophyautosomal recessive disease

Questions about limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

What does limb-girdle muscular dystrophy mean?

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy means "an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages".

Is limb-girdle muscular dystrophy a common word?

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.