First Known Use: 1987
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dystrophin
noun dys·tro·phin \ˈdis-trə-ˌfin\
Definition of DYSTROPHIN
: a protein that is associated with a transmembrane complex of skeletal muscle cells and that is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and deficient or defective in Becker muscular dystrophy
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Origin of DYSTROPHIN
dystrophy + 1-in
Medical Dictionary
dystrophin
noun dys·tro·phin \ˈdis-trə-ˌfin\
Medical Definition of DYSTROPHIN
: a protein of high molecular weight that is associated with a transmembrane glycoprotein complex of skeletal muscle cells and is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and deficient or of abnormal molecular weight in Becker muscular dystrophy
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