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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
[ ey-mahy-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik, ey-mahy-uh- ]
noun
- an incurable disease of unknown cause in which progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord leads to atrophy and eventually complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles. : ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
/ ˌæɪəʊˈٰəʊɪ /
noun
- a form of motor neurone disease in which degeneration of motor tracts in the spinal cord causes progressive muscular paralysis starting in the limbs Also calledLou Gehrig's disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
/ ī-ə-ٰō′ĭ,-ə-ٰŏ′ĭ,-ī′- /
- A chronic, progressive neurologic disease marked by gradual degeneration of the neurons in the spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. The disorder causes muscle weakness and atrophy and usually results in death. Also called Lou Gehrig's disease , after the American baseball player (1903–41) who was the first public figure to suffer from the disease.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis1
Example Sentences
According to her representative, the Grammy Award-winning artist passed away on Monday and while no cause of death was revealed, Flack had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, since her diagnosis in August 2022.
Roberta Flack, 85, cannot sing and struggles to speak after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, her publicist said Monday.
His wife, Jeannette Redden, said the cause was complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., which he had for nine years.
The work centers around altering the interaction between two proteins that are believed to be involved in setting the stage for diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Gehrig went homerless in eight games that regular season before retiring because of complications with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, what would come to be known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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