oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

معنی کلمه oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

معنی واژه oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant