Dystrophin

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy countable, uncountable

Etymology

From dystrophy + -in.

Related phrases

muscular dystrophy

More for "dystrophin"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.