What does Becker muscular dystrophy mean?
• BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (noun) The noun BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY has 1 sense: 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) Familiarity information: BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY used as a noun is very rare.