Term: distal muscular dystrophy: 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
Candidate hypernym: muscular dystrophy: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles → 1
Candidate hypernym: rinse: a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint → 0
Candidate hypernym: old master: a great European painter prior to 19th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: turntable: a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars → 0
Candidate hypernym: decoration: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event → 0
Candidate hypernym: twenties: the time of life between 20 and 30 → 0
Candidate hypernym: hippodrome: a stadium for horse shows or horse races → 0
Candidate hypernym: kartik: the eighth month of the Hindu calendar → 0
Candidate hypernym: grain: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams → 0
Candidate hypernym: overdrive: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power → 0
Candidate hypernym: finger bowl: small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table → 0