Becker muscular dystrophy

Noun

Meaning

a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

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Synonyms

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis myasthenia gravis dermatomyositis distal muscular dystrophy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease enzootic muscular dystrophy emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy dukes' disease autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy congenital muscular dystrophy emery-dreifuss-like muscular dystrophy bethlem myopathy congenital fiber-type disproportion congenital myasthenic syndrome
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Hypernyms

dystrophy muscular dystrophy

Close letter words and terms

Beckenham becker Becker County Beckerian Beckerlegge Beckerman