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Duchenne dystrophy

/ duːˈʃɛn /

noun

  1. the most common form of muscular dystrophy, usually affecting only boys DMD

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Origin of Duchenne dystrophy1

named after Guillaume Duchenne (1806–75), French neurologist

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