muscular weakness

muscular weakness
Muskelschwäche f

Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Weakness — This article is about the medical condition. For other uses, see Weakness (disambiguation). Asthenia redirects here. The tortrix moth genus is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Epinotia. ICD 10 M62.8 ICD 9 728.87 ( …   Wikipedia

  • muscular dystrophy — Pathol. a hereditary disease characterized by gradual wasting of the muscles with replacement by scar tissue and fat, sometimes also affecting the heart. [1865 70] * * * Inherited disease that causes progressive weakness in the skeletal (and… …   Universalium

  • weakness — weak|ness W3 [ˈwi:knıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fault)¦ 2¦(lack of power)¦ 3¦(body)¦ 4¦(character)¦ 5¦(money)¦ 6 a weakness for something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FAULT)¦ a fault in someone s character or in a system, organization, design etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • muscular — [[t]mʌ̱skjʊlə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Muscular means involving or affecting your muscles. As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made... Early symptoms include anorexia, muscular weakness and fatigue. 2) …   English dictionary

  • muscular spondylitis — a morbid condition of the spine resulting from muscular weakness and not a true inflammation …   Medical dictionary

  • Muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.0 ICD 9 359.0 …   Wikipedia

  • muscular dystrophy — n any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles called also progressive muscular dystrophy see BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY * * * a group of muscl …   Medical dictionary

  • muscular dystrophy — a group of muscle diseases, marked by weakness and wasting of selected muscles, in which there is a recognizable pattern of inheritance. The affected muscle fibres degenerate and are replaced by fatty tissue. The muscular dystrophies are… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • weakness — noun 1 lack of strength ADJECTIVE ▪ big, fundamental, great, major, profound, serious, significant ▪ glaring ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • muscular dystrophy — noun any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑dystrophy • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect …   Useful english dictionary

  • Muscular dystrophy, Ullrich congenital — A disorder evident at birth characterized by muscle weakness, contractures of multiple joints, and hyperextensibility (looseness) of joints, particularly distal joints (well away from the trunk). The muscle weakness progresses slowly and ranges… …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”