ALS

Other forms: ALSS

Definitions of ALS
  1. noun
    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: Lou Gehrig's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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    type 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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