muscular dystrophy

NOUN /məskjələr_'dɪstrəfi/
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

muscular dystrophy is a valid 18-letter word worth 33 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3U1S1C3U1L1A1R1D2Y4S1T1R1O1P3H4Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 =33 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 66TRIPLE WORD → 99
MEANING

What does muscular dystrophy mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles.

SYNONYMS
DYSTROPHY
BROADER
INHERITED DISEASEINHERITED DISORDERCONGENITAL DISEASEGENETIC ABNORMALITYGENETIC DEFECTGENETIC DISEASEGENETIC DISORDERHEREDITARY CONDITION
NARROWER
BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYSTEINERT'S DISEASEDISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYDUCHENNE'S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYLIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYMYOTONIA ATROPHICAMYOTONIC DYSTROPHYMYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY