The total cost of a business is comprised of fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs and variable costs affect the marginal cost of production only if variable costs exist. The marginal cost of production is calculated by dividing the change in the total cost by a one-unit change in the production output level.
Medical Definition of MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. : any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of musclesâcalled also progressive muscular dystrophy; see becker muscular dystrophy, duchenne muscular dystrophy.ull Definition of MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. : any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles â compare Becker muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. See muscular dystrophy defined for English-language learners.
Muscular dystrophy. muscular dystrophy. A group of diseases characterised by progressive degeneration and/or loss of muscle fibres without nervous system involvement. All or nearly all of them have a hereditary origin but details of the type of genetic defect and of the prognosis for the disease vary from type to type. group of diseases characterised by progressive degeneration and/or loss of muscle fibres without nervous system involvement. All or nearly all of them have a hereditary origin but details of the type of genetic defect and of the prognosis for the disease vary from type to type.