spinal muscular atrophies

English

Noun

spinal muscular atrophies pl (plural only)

1. a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups

Synonyms

• SMAs (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

• 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

• SMAs (abbreviation)

Noun

spinal muscular atrophies

1. plural of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)