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SMA

SMA

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A genetic disease you are born with that makes your muscles weak and smaller
  • noun
  • /ɛs ɛm eɪ/
  • Specialized
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  • Although most common in children, SMA may affect people of all ages.
  • DHHS Publication No. SMA
  • Publication No. SMA

Examples

  • "Legislation to benefit SMA is at the heart of the FightSMA mission."

    Blog text (22)

  • The results indicate that the effects of disembodiment and SMA can be counteracted through empathic, somatically based connected knowing.

    Academic text (2000)

  • "It's the alien hands syndrome," caused by injury to the SMA—a strip of cortex on top of the brain that controls movement.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As of today, there is no treatment for SMA, but progress is being made.

  • The primary symptom of SMA is overall weakness.

Surface Forms

SMA singular
SMAs plural
S.M.A.s plural
S.M.A. singular

Etymology

SMA stands for spinal, muscular, and atrophy, where spinal means 'spine', muscular means 'muscle', and atrophy means 'to waste away' or 'shrink'. So SMA is a genetic condition where the muscles become weak and smaller because of problems with the nerves near the spine.