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Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

DEFINITIONS OF: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

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n the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

Synonyms:
pseudohypertrophic dystrophy
Type of:
dystrophy, muscular dystrophy
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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