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CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
Synonyms:
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease" is a kind of...):
neuropathy (any pathology of the peripheral nerves)
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