spinal muscular atrophy

noun

A neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.

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Meanings

nounspinal muscular atrophy (countable and uncountable, plural spinal muscular atrophies)

plural spinal muscular atrophies

  1. countableuncountableA neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.

    Synonyms: SMA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.

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SMA
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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