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noun
Synonym of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease, sclerosis, induration
History
Named after New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), a prominent sufferer of the disease. The disease was known before Gehrig suffered it, but his fame led to his name being associated with it.
