spinal muscular atrophies
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English[edit]
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)