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Vocabulary Term Details

Neuromuscular diseases

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromuscular_disease)

Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses many diseases and ailments that impair the functioning of the muscles, either directly, being pathologies of the muscle, or indirectly, being pathologies of nerves or neuromuscular junctions. (Wikipedia)

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Bone diseases
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This term is used for the following terms: 
Neuromuscular disorders
Torticollis

Approved Date
04-Jun-2013

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