spinal muscular atrophies
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English
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Noun
[edit]spinal muscular atrophies pl (plural only)
- a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups
Synonyms
[edit]- SMAs (abbreviation)
Hyponyms
[edit]- spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- 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
[edit]- SMAs (abbreviation)
Noun
[edit]- plural of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)