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What is the difference between muscular dystrophy and muscular atrophy?
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Disease vs Symptom: Atrophy is a general term for reduced bulk in a muscle. There are many causes for muscular atrophy, and muscular dystrophy can be one of them.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Muscle atrophy: Muscle atrophy is shrinkage of the muscle itself dues to disuse or disease, where as muscular dystrophy is a disease (inherited) that cause muscle to be sick and atrophy.
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