Becker muscular dystrophy

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Beck·er muscular dystrophy | \ ˈbe-kər-

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Definition of Becker muscular dystrophy

: a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy marked by later onset and slower progression of the disease

— called also Beck·er's muscular dystrophy\ ˈbe-kərz- \

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Becker muscular dystrophy

noun

Beck·er muscular dystrophy | \ ˈbek-ər-

\

variants: or Becker's muscular dystrophy \ -ərz-

\

Medical Definition of Becker muscular dystrophy

: a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with later onset and slower progression of the disease that is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait and is characterized by dystrophin of deficient or abnormal molecular weight

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