limb-girdle muscular dystrophy [AS, lim, limb, gyrdel] , a form of muscular dystrophy transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait. The characteristic weakness and degeneration of the muscles begin in the shoulder girdle or in the pelvic girdle. The condition is progressive, regardless of the area in which it is first manifest. Kinds include Erb’s muscular dystrophy, Leyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy.
