BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY


Meaning of BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbe-kər- ]

noun

Etymology: Peter Emil Becker b1908 German geneticist

Date: 1974

: a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy marked by later onset and slower progression of the disease — called also Beck·er's muscular dystrophy -kərz-

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.