Look up: Werdnig-Hoffman Disease

1. Werdnig-Hoffman disease
   [n] - autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis
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2. werdnig-hoffmann disease
   A recessively inherited acute infantile form of motor neuropathy with proximal muscle wasting particularly of the upper extremities. The chronic childhood form may be an arrested werdnig-hoffmann disorder. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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3. Werdnig-Hoffman disease
   noun autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood
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4. Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
   (verd´nig hof´mahn) Werdnig-Hoffmann spinal muscular atrophy Type I spinal muscular atrophy, an autosomal recessive condition usually seen in infancy and in siblings rather than in successive generations. It results from degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and is characterized by progressive hypoto...
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5. Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
   Type: Term Pronunciation: verd′nig hawf′mahn Synonyms: spinal muscular atrophy type I
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6. Werdnig-Hoffman Disease
   A rare disease of newborn infants that is inherited as an autosomal trait. The disease affects the motor nerve cells of the spinal cord which cause floppiness and paralysis of muscles. Most affected children will die before the age of three years. Many mothers of affected children also noted reduced fetal movement during pregnancy. Synonym(s): ...
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