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MeSH Heading: Muscular Dystrophies
Tree Number(s): C05.651.534.500; C10.668.491.175.500; C16.320.577
Unique ID: D009136
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009136
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
Scope Note: A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.
Entry Term(s): Muscular Dystrophy; Myodystrophica; Myodystrophy
NLM Classification #: WE 559
See Also: Mice, Inbred mdx
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 1966-1999
History Note: 2000(1966)
Entry Combination: veterinary:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Entry Combination: veterinary:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal
Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014254
Scope Note: A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.
Terms: Muscular Dystrophies Preferred Term
Term UI T365683
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Muscular Dystrophy
Term UI T027306
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Myodystrophica
Term UI T369178
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Myodystrophy
Term UI T369177
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Muscular Dystrophies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025