dystrophin

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noun

A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy

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Meanings

noundystrophin (countable and uncountable, plural dystrophins)

plural dystrophins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy

Origin

From dystrophy + -in.

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Translations

French dystrophine
  • dystrophineTranslations
German Dystrophin
  • DystrophinTranslations
Italian distrofina
  • distrofinaTranslations
Spanish distrofina
  • distrofinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

dystrophin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dystrophin

MLA

“dystrophin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dystrophin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dystrophin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dystrophin.

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