dystrophy - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • cause: The mechanism of other dominant mutations such as the one that causes myotonic dystrophy is not yet known.
  • call: One rare problem is called reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome.
  • include: Congenital nerve and muscle disease, including muscular dystrophies.
  • have: Garry, a mature student at Queen's Armagh campus, has dystrophy.
  • treat: The work will develop fibers with optimal dimensions and solubility for cell growth do deliver genetically modified muscle cells to treat muscular dystrophy.
  • represent: The mdx mouse is supposed to represent muscular dystrophy, but the muscles regenerate with no treatment.

Preposition: in

  • dog: Authored by G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD, et al, this article discusses muscular dystrophy in female dogs.

Adjective modifier

  • muscular: Peter French, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, was looking forward to starting at Luton Sixth Form College last month.
  • myotonic: When the DNA was switched on the mice showed all the symptoms of myotonic dystrophy.
  • corneal: Confusion often arises over the use of the term " corneal dystrophy " in dogs.
  • reflex: One rare problem is called reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome.
  • retinal: The group have studied a number of conditions associated with progressive retinal dystrophy.
  • macular: It is the most frequently encountered juvenile onset form of the group of conditions known as " macular dystrophies " .

Modifies a noun

  • syndrome: Christensen K, Jensen EM, Noer I. The reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome.
  • type: Abstract Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 ( DM1 ) is associated with the expansion of an unstable CTG repeat.
  • male: Somatic mosaicism, germline expansions, germline reversions and intergenerational contractions in myotonic dystrophy males: small pool PCR analyzes.

Noun used with modifier

  • cone: Dean has a rare condition known as rod and cone dystrophy, which he's had since the age of nine.
  • muscle: When these muscles are damaged or diseased eg. myopathies or muscle dystrophies ventilation may become inadequate, and breathing support may be required.
  • lattice: Lattice Dystrophy This dystrophy usually begins before the age of 20 years, and is inherited by the ' dominant ' method.

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