Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

becker muscular dystrophy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: beck-er -mus-cu-lar dys-tro-phy
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Peter Emil Becker, German doctor who published an article about it in 1955.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Becker's muscular dystrophy (alternative)

Questions

What does becker muscular dystrophy mean?: benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis
Where does becker muscular dystrophy come from?: Named after Peter Emil Becker, German doctor who published an article about it in 1955.

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