- Becker disease
- Beck·er disease (bekґər) [Peter Emil Becker, German geneticist, 1908–2000] the autosomal recessive form of myotonia congenita (q.v.).
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Becker disease
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Becker disease — the autosomal recessive form of myotonia congenita (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
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Disease in colonial America — was a very dangerous unknown entity with very few remedies at the beginning of Colonial America. Throughout Colonial America many diseases came, some deadly and others treatable but all had in common, that they were the first diseases that were… … Wikipedia
Becker's muscular dystrophy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1280 ICD10 = ICD10|G|71|0|g|70 ICD9 = ICD9|359.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000706 eMedicineSubj = pmr eMedicineTopic = 14 MeshID = Becker s muscular dystrophy (also known as Benign… … Wikipedia
Becker muscular dystrophy — A chronic, progressive muscle degeneration disease. A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that patients with Becker do produce some of the key protein, dystrophin, whereas those with Duchenne do … Medical dictionary
Becker muscular dystrophy — noun 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 … Useful english dictionary
Becker muscular dystrophy — noun Etymology: Peter Emil Becker b1908 German geneticist Date: 1974 a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy marked by later onset and slower progression of the disease called also Beck•er s muscular dystrophy … New Collegiate Dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Becker — Samuel W., U.S. dermatologist, 1894–1964. See B. nevus. Peter Emil, German geneticist, *1908. See B. type tardive muscular dystrophy, B. muscular dystrophy. J.P. See B. disease … Medical dictionary
Behçet's disease — Not to be confused with Becker disease. Behçet s disease Classification and external resources ICD 10 M35.2 ICD 9 136 … Wikipedia
