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adj. - Of or relating to or caused by abnormally long muscular contractions

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  • And I went to the clinic to see if I got a thing called myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is also known as Steinert's disease.
  • The family told police that Jason suffered from a medical condition known as myotonic dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy characterized by the wasting of muscles.
  • The family told police that Jason suffered from a medical condition known as myotonic dystrophy -- a form of muscular dystrophy characterized by the wasting away of muscles.
  • "The family told police that Jason suffered from a medical condition known as myotonic dystrophy -- a form of muscular dystrophy characterized by the wasting away of...
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