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oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominantdystrophy, muscular dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles |
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oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy Abbreviation: OPMD
A rare form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles that control the eyelids and swallowing are primarily affected. Ptosis and dysphagia beginning in the patient's late 40s or early 50s are characteristic symptoms. Weakness in the limbs often follows. The disease occurs most often in French-Canadian or Hispanic kindreds. See also: dystrophyOculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)This type of muscular dystrophy affects adults of both sexes, causing weakness in the eye muscles and throat.Mentioned in: Muscular DystrophySee OPMD
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Words related to oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophynoun a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throatRelated Words- dystrophy
- muscular dystrophy
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