amyotrophic lateral sclerosisnoun [ U ]
uk/æm.i.əʊˌtrɒf.ɪk læt.ər.əl skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/us/ˌæm.i.oʊˌtrɑː.fɪk ˌlæt̬.ɚ.əl skləˈroʊ.sɪs/US specialized abbreviation ALS, also Lou Gehrig's disease, UK motor neuron diseasea serious disease affecting the nerve cells, especially those in the spinal cord that control muscle movement, and resulting in a reduction in size and strength of the muscles
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- agnosia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- myelin damage
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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