distrofi miotonik
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of distrofi + miotonik.
Noun
distrofi miotonik (uncountable)
- (medicine) myotonic dystrophy: a group of inherited disorders, specifically a type of muscular dystrophy, characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting, often accompanied by myotonia (difficulty relaxing muscles), and can affect multiple systems beyond the muscles.
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Further reading
- “distrofi miotonik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.