English noun: Becker muscular dystrophy | |||
1. | Becker muscular dystrophy (state) 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) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dystrophy, muscular dystrophy | ||