muscular dystrophy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004241",
  "term": "muscular dystrophy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A general term for a group of inherited disorders which are characterized by progressive degeneration of skeletal muscles without the involvement of the nervous system.",
  "synonyms": [
    "myodystrophy",
    "nutritional muscular dystrophy",
    "nutritional myodegeneration"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "genetic disorders",
    "muscular diseases",
    "white muscle disease",
    "dystrophin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "distrofia muscular"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/muscular-dystrophy/"
}