Muscular dystrophy is in fact a group of diseases. In the best known, Duchenne dystrophy, which is inherited and affects only boys, the muscles start to waste away from an early age (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Duchenne'smuscular dystrophy — Du·chenne s muscular dystrophy (do͞o shĕnzʹ) n. The most common form of muscular dystrophy, in which fat and fibrous tissue infiltrate muscle tissue, causing eventual weakening of the respiratory muscles and the myocardium. The disease, which… … Universalium
Duchenne-Landouzy muscular dystrophy — Du·chenne Lan·dou·zy muscular dystrophy (du shenґ lahn doo zeґ) [G.B.A. Duchenne; Louis Thйophile Joseph Landouzy, French physician, 1845–1917] facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy … Medical dictionary
Duchenne — Guillaume B.A., French neurologist, 1806–1875. See D. disease, D. sign, D. Aran disease, Aran D. disease, D. Erb paralysis, D. dystrophy. * * * Du·chenne dü shen, də also Du·chenne s shenz adj relating to or being Duchenne muscular dystrophy… … Medical dictionary
Duchenne disease etc. — Du·chenne disease, etc. (du shenґ) [Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne, French neurologist, 1806–1875] see under disease, paralysis, and sign, see pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, under dystrophy, and see progressive bulbar palsy, under… … Medical dictionary
Duchenne-Griesinger disease — Du·chenne Grie·sing·er disease (du shenґ greґsing er) [G.B.A. Duchenne; Wilhelm Griesinger, German neurologist, 1817–1868] Duchenne muscular dystrophy … Medical dictionary
