spinal muscular atrophies

noun

a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups

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SMAs
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Meanings

nounspinal muscular atrophies pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlya genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups

    Synonyms: SMAs

noun
  1. pluralplural of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups

Similar
SMAs
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APA

spinal muscular atrophies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinal%20muscular%20atrophies

MLA

“spinal muscular atrophies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinal%20muscular%20atrophies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinal muscular atrophies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinal%20muscular%20atrophies.

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