LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

Synonyms:

ALS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig's disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Lou Gehrig's disease" is a kind of...):

nervous disorder; neurological disease; neurological disorder (a disorder of the nervous system)

induration; sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)

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