charcot-marie-tooth disease

Noun

• a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease , hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy