A root word has no prefix or suffix â it's the most basic part of a word. The root word at the heart of conformity, for example, is form. In linguistics, a root word holds the most basic meaning of any word. It's what's left after you remove all the affixes â the prefixes like un- or anti- and suffixes such as -able and -tion. With a word like lovely, when you take away the suffix -ly, you're left with the root word love. Other words, like schoolhouse and armchair, are made up of two root words together.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ï± Group of hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue. ï There is no cure for muscular dystrophy. Duchenne dystrophy is the most common form with an average lifespan of 20 yrs.ONTRACTURE ï± Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint. CREPITATION ï± Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction.
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.pecific muscle groups are affected by different types of muscular dystrophy. Often, there is a loss of muscle mass (wasting), which may be hard to see because some types of muscular dystrophy cause a buildup of fat and connective tissue that makes the muscle appear larger.