duchenne's muscular dystrophy

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duchenne's muscular dystrophy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
      n 1: the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is
           X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only
           males) [syn: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy,
           pseudohypertrophic dystrophy]