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motor neuron disease

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: MND

Antonyms: none provided

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَرَضُ الْعَصْبُونِ الْحُرَكِي (maraḍu l-ʕaṣbūni l-ḥurakī) — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Finnish: motoneuronitauti — neurodegenerative disorder
  • German: Motoneuron-Krankheit — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Hungarian: motoneuron-betegség — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Hungarian: mozgatóneuron-betegség — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Māori: mate whakamanauhea ua — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Polish: stwardnienie zanikowe boczne — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Russian: боле́знь мото́рных нейро́нов (boléznʹ motórnyx nejrónov) — neurodegenerative disorder
  • Swedish: motorneuronsjukdom — neurodegenerative disorder