limb-girdle muscular dystrophy meaning and definition

LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY noun

Definition of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (noun)

1. an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages