limb girdle

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• limb-girdle — limbˈ girdle noun A bony arch with which a limb articulates • • • Main Entry: ↑limb …   Useful english dictionary

• Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.0 ICD 9 359.1 …   Wikipedia

• limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — a group of disorders characterized by progressive weakness and wasting in the pelvic girdle (pelvifemoral muscular dystrophy) or shoulder girdle (scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy). It occurs in various subtypes, some of which are of autosomal… …   Medical dictionary

• limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle — A form of muscular dystrophy that begins in the patient’s teens or twenties, starting with progressive weakness in the hips or shoulders. A wheelchair is usually needed within 20 years. Limb girdle MD can be caused by any of several genetic… …   Medical dictionary

• girdle — A belt; a zone. A structure that has the form of a belt or g.. SYN: cingulum (1) [TA]. [A.S. gyrdel] Hitzig g. SYN: tabetic cuirass. Neptune g. a wet pack applied around the abdomen. pectoral g. [TA] the incomplete bony ring, formed by the… …   Medical dictionary

• girdle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2 a woman s corset extending from waist to thigh. 3 a thing that surrounds like a girdle. 4 the bony support for a limb (pelvic girdle). 5 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base …   Useful english dictionary

• girdle of lower limb — cingulum pelvicum …   Medical dictionary

• Pelvic girdle pain — Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) causes pain, instability and/or dysfunction in any of the three pelvic joints. PGP has a long history of recognition, mentioned by Hippocrates. [Pubic Symphysis Separation. Fetal and Maternal Medicine… …   Wikipedia

• Pectoral girdle — Infobox Bone Name = Pectoral girdle Latin = cingulum pectorale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human pectoral girdle Caption2 = |fhbfzd Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = |hxjhg Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 35… …   Wikipedia

• shoulder girdle — n PECTORAL GIRDLE * * * the bony structure to which the bones of the upper limbs are attached. It consists of the right and left scapula (shoulder blades) and clavicles (collar bones). * * * thoracic girdle, girdle of upper limb cingulum… …   Medical dictionary