Becker muscular dystrophy
English
Alternative forms
- Becker's muscular dystrophy
Etymology
Named after Peter Emil Becker, German doctor who published an article about it in 1955.
Noun
Becker muscular dystrophy (uncountable)
- 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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