Defenition of the word amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Defenition of the word amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  • A progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the central nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement.
  • 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 for the word amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• • ALS
  • Lou Gehrig's disease

Hypernyms for the word amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• • induration
  • nervous disorder
  • neurological disease
  • neurological disorder
  • sclerosis

See other words

• • What is amorousness
  • The definition of amongst other things
  • The interpretation of the word among other things
  • What is meant by amniotic fluid test
  • The lexical meaning amniotic fluid
  • The dictionary meaning of the word amnesic
  • The grammatical meaning of the word amnesiac
  • Meaning of the word ammonium carbonate
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word ammonification
  • The origin of the word an apple a day keeps the doctor away
  • Synonym for the word anaconda
  • Antonyms for the word anaemic
  • Homonyms for the word anaerobic
  • Hyponyms for the word anaesthesiologist
  • Holonyms for the word anaesthesist
  • Hypernyms for the word anaesthetic
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word anaesthetise
  • Translation of the word in other languages anaesthetize