Becker muscular dystrophy meaning

UK US /ˈbɛkɚ ˈmʌskjəlɚ ˈdɪstrəfi/ 8 syllables

Becker muscular dystrophy (noun): a form of muscular dystrophy that sets 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).

Definition of Becker muscular dystrophy

  1. a form of muscular dystrophy that sets 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)

    Type of: muscular dystrophy

How to pronounce Becker muscular dystrophy

Becker muscular dystrophy is pronounced /ˈbɛkɚ ˈmʌskjəlɚ ˈdɪstrəfi/ in American English. It has 8 syllables.

More about Becker muscular dystrophy on Wikipedia.