The meaning of the medical term muscular dystrophy is: a group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness The medical term that describes a rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage that allows the contents to protrude through it, which, in turn, puts pressure on the spinal nerve roots is:
ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically hoofed mammal eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
No agriculture is practiced in the area today, and grazing ungulates represent the most reliable food resource. This is due to their mobility during periods of drought and their ability to convert the dry ligneous puna grasses into a source of stored protein that can be utilized for human consumption.