CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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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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