单词 | arthrogryposis multiplex congenita |
释义 | > as lemmasarthrogryposis multiplex congenita Persistent contracture or rigidity of one or more joints; spec. (more fully arthrogryposis multiplex congenita) any of a group of syndromes characterized by congenital contractures of a number of joints, esp. of the hands and feet, and associated with various abnormalities of muscle, nerve, or connective tissue. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity unbuxomheada1325 stiffness1552 contracture1658 paratonia1848 arthrogryposis1857 1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 96/2 Arthrogryposis, malposition of the joints, especially of the hands and feet. 1859 E. Noeggerrath & A. Jacobi Contrib. Midwifery 423 Of particular interest is the opinion of Prof. Vogt on primitive contractions, which have been declared a disease sui generis by..Küttner (who devised the frightful name ‘arthrogryposis’). 1923 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 81 1507/2 (title) Arthogryposis multiplex congenita. 1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. II. xxxvi. 1337/2 Progressive muscular dystrophy may begin in utero. Such babies are born with atrophied muscles and stiff joints, and this myopathy is one of the causes of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. 1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 10 Nov. e3/1 We didn't know that arthrogryposis could lead to something like this...Over the last five to ten years, this was building up and my lungs were giving way. 2007 Prenatal Diagnosis 27 468 Autosomal dominant distal arthrogryposes (DAs) are a group of muscle diseases characterized by congenital contractures of the limbs. < as lemmas |
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