1. An autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages
   "The patient was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy after experiencing weakness in her hip muscles"

Type of: autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, dystrophy, muscular dystrophy

Encyclopedia: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy