The story
ZASP, the gene which mutates to cause the condition (short for Z-band alternatively spliced PDZ-motif, the name of the protein encoded by the gene) + -o- + -pathy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An autosomal-dominant form of muscular dystrophy. Full definition →
ZASP, the gene which mutates to cause the condition (short for Z-band alternatively spliced PDZ-motif, the name of the protein encoded by the gene) + -o- + -pathy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.