What does distal muscular dystrophy mean?
• DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (noun) The noun DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY has 1 sense: 1. a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant Familiarity information: DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY used as a noun is very rare.