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LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE
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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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