What does oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy mean?
• OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (noun) The noun OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY has 1 sense: 1. a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant Familiarity information: OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY used as a noun is very rare.