Becker muscular dystrophy

noun

benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis

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Meanings

nounBecker muscular dystrophy (uncountable)

alternative Becker's muscular dystrophy

  1. uncountablebenign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis

Origin

Named after Peter Emil Becker, German doctor who published an article about it in 1955.

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Becker muscular dystrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Becker%20muscular%20dystrophy

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