spinal muscular atrophy

English

Noun

spinal muscular atrophy (plural spinal muscular atrophies)

  1. a neuromuscular disorder that result in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting

Synonyms
  • SMA (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 0 (SMA0)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 1 (SMA1)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 2 (SMA2)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 3 (SMA3)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 4 (SMA4)

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • SMA (abbreviation)
  • spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 0 (SMA0)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 1 (SMA1)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 2 (SMA2)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 3 (SMA3)
  • spinal muscular atrophy, type 4 (SMA4)
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