Becker muscular dystrophy

noun

Beck·​er muscular dystrophy ˈbe-kər- 

variants or Becker's muscular dystrophy

ˈbe-kərz- 

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

Word History

Etymology

Peter Emil Becker †2000 German geneticist

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Becker muscular dystrophy

noun

Beck·​er muscular dystrophy ˈbek-ər- 

variants or Becker's muscular dystrophy

-ərz- 

: 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