| becquerel |
French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
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| Becker muscular dystrophy |
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)
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| Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome |
A rare, overgrowth disorder in which babies are large at birth and may develop low blood sugar. Other common symptoms are a large tongue, large internal organs, and defects of the abdominal wall near the navel. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome increases the risk of developing certain cancers, especially Wilms' tumor.
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| Becker's muscular dystrophy |
Becker type muscular dystrophy, a form closely resembling Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but having late onset and a slowly progressive course; it is transmitted as an X-linked trait.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| Becker's muscular dystrophy |
a hereditary disease in which the muscles weaken and waste away; similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy but starts later in life and advances more slowly
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_b.asp
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