Synonyms for becker muscular dystrophy

Noun

1. Becker muscular dystrophy, muscular dystrophy, dystrophy
usage: a form of muscular dystrophy that set 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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