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Duchenne muscular dystrophy definition

Du·chenne· muscular dystrophy (do̵̅o̅ s̸hen′)

a common hereditary form of muscular dystrophy, usually affecting young males, characterized by the severe weakening of the skeletal muscles, esp. the respiratory muscles
also called Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

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