charcot-marie-tooth

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Definition of charcot-marie-tooth in English English dictionary

Any of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders

Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A.

Describes any of various genetic disorders whose primary symptom is peripheral neuropathy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy.

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charcot-marie-tooth disease

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-linkedrecessive or X-linked dominant

Synonyms

cmt

Etymology

() for Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth.