charcot-marie-tooth disease

1 definition found

charcot-marie-tooth disease - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
      n 1: 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
           [syn: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
           ]