limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Noun limb-girdle muscular dystrophy has 1 sense

• limb-girdle muscular dystrophy(n = noun.state) - an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages;
is a kind of dystrophy, muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease