spinal muscular atrophy
English
editNoun
editspinal muscular atrophy (countable and uncountable, plural spinal muscular atrophies)
- A neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.
Synonyms
edit- SMA (abbreviation)
Hyponyms
edit- 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
editDerived terms
- SMA (abbreviation)
- spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs)
- 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)
Related terms
edit- spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs)