[ du:'ʃɛn ]
■ noun a severe form of muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic defect and usually affecting boys.
Origin
C19: named after the French neurologist G. B. A. Duchenne .
[ du:'ʃɛn ]
■ noun a severe form of muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic defect and usually affecting boys.
Origin
C19: named after the French neurologist G. B. A. Duchenne .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004