Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

8.0
A disease that slowly makes the shoulder and hip muscles weaker and smaller
  • noun
  • /lɪm ɡɜrdl ˈmʌskjələr dɪsˈtrɔfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : distrofia muscular de cintura escapular
  • The patient was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy after experiencing progressive weakness in his hip muscles.

Examples

  • Symptoms of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy often begin in adolescence or early adulthood.

  • Symptoms of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy often begin in adolescence and can include difficulty lifting the arms.

  • Researchers are working to develop new treatments for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

  • She was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy last year.

  • Many patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy experience muscle weakness.

  • Researchers are working to develop new treatments for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, which leads to progressive muscle weakness.

  • The patient was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy after noticing progressive weakness in the shoulders.

Synonyms

dystrophy
vslimb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • Specialized
11 9.3

A disease passed from parents that makes muscles get weak and waste away

is the form that starts around shoulders or hips and usually advances slowly
muscular dystrophy
vslimb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • Specialized
8 5.3

Inherited diseases that gradually make the muscles used for movement weak and smaller

is a subtype that starts in shoulder or hip muscles and often progresses slowly
myopathy
vslimb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve problems

is a hereditary progressive muscle condition starting in shoulder or hip areas

Surface Forms

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy singular
limb-girdle muscular dystrophies plural

Morphology

limb-girdle + muscular + dystrophy

The term is fully compositional: 'muscular' + 'dystrophy' yields 'muscular dystrophy' (muscle-wasting disorder), and the modifier 'limb-girdle' indicates the anatomical area (the girdles of the limbs — shoulders/hips). A learner who knows the constituent meanings can therefore derive that this is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects the shoulder/hip (limb-girdle) region.

Etymology

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy gets its name from a simple picture: limb means 'arms and legs', girdle means a 'belt' around the shoulders and hips, and muscular dystrophy means a 'muscle disease' that makes muscles weak and smaller. So, the name describes a disease that first makes the muscles around the shoulders and hips weak and gradually worse.