spinal muscular atrophies

English

Noun

spinal muscular atrophies pl (plural only)

  1. a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • spinal muscular atrophy (“SMA”)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 0 (“SMA0”)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 1 (“SMA1”)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 2 (“SMA2”)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 3 (“SMA3”)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 4 (“SMA4”)

Derived terms

Noun

spinal muscular atrophies

  1. plural of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
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