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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