spinal muscular atrophies
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)