Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
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]