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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis noun: a chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.

Noun

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (uncountable)

  1. A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.
    • The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Odia and Sinhala

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Tamil

disease
தசையூட்டமற்ற பக்க மரப்பு நோய் tacaiyūṭṭamaṟṟa pakka marappu nōy

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Malayalam

disease
അമിട്രോഫിക് ലാറ്ററൽ സ്ക്ലീറോസിസ് amiṭrōphikŭ lāṟṟaṟal sklīṟōsisŭ

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Odia

disease
ଆମାୟୋଟ୍ରୋଫିକ୍ ଲାଟେରାଲ ସ୍କ୍ଲେରୋସିସ୍ āmāyoṭrophik lāṭerāla sklerosis

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sinhala

disease
පේෂීපෝෂණ පාර්ශ්වීය ජාරඨ්යය pēṣīpōṣaṇa pārśwīya jāraṭhyaya
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Arabic
التَّصَلُّب الضُّمُورِي الْجَانِبِي at-taṣallub aḍ-ḍumūrī l-jānibī
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Indonesian
sklerosis lateral amiotrofik
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Persian
اسکلروز جانبی آمیوتروفیک
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Thai
อะไมโอโทรฟิก แลเทอรัล สเกลอโรซิส

Synonyms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Questions about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

What does amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mean?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis means a chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Tamil?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Tamil is தசையூட்டமற்ற பக்க மரப்பு நோய் (tacaiyūṭṭamaṟṟa pakka marappu nōy). See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a noun.

Words near amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the dictionary

  1. amyosthenics
  2. amyotonia
  3. amyotonias
  4. amyotrophia
  5. amyotrophic
  6. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  7. amyotrophies
  8. amyotrophy
  9. amyotropic
  10. Amyraldian
  11. Amyraldianism

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