/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of muscular dystrophy Find synonyms for: Noun1. muscular dystrophy, dystrophy, genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary conditionusage: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal musclesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language