myotonic dystrophy

English

Noun

myotonic dystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural myotonic dystrophies)

1. A chronic, slowly progressing, inherited multisystemic disease, characterized by muscular dystrophy, cataracts, heart conduction defects, endocrine changes, and myotonia.

Synonyms

• dystrophia myotonica
• myotonia atrophica