oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

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noun

a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat;
progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses;
inheritance is autosomal dominant
• Hypernyms:
muscular dystrophy, dystrophy