Becker muscular dystrophy

/bˈɛkə mˈʌskjʊlə dˈɪstɹəfi/

/bˈɛkɚ mˈʌskjʊlɚ dˈɪstɹəfi/

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)