Common Words and Phrases Associated with CMT

A degenerative process that erodes away the myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers.

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A speech disorder caused by muscle weakness.
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An electrodiagnostic study measures the electrical activity in nerves and muscles. An electrodiagnos . . .

The more (or most) distant of two (or more) things, the points farthest away from the brain and spin . . .

Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
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The extent to which an expressed gene manifests its effect in an organism.
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A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of a par . . .

The acronym for Electromyogram. An electromyogram is a test that is used to record the electrical ac . . .

The F-wave is a long latency muscle action potential seen after supramaximal stimulation to a nerve. . . .