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duchenne muscular dystrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
duchen-ne -mus-cu-lar dys-tro-phy
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A severe type of muscular dystrophy predominantly affecting boys.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

DMD

Questions

What does duchenne muscular dystrophy mean?
A severe type of muscular dystrophy predominantly affecting boys.

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