multiple sclerosis

mul·ti·ple scle·ro·sis

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Definitions of multiple sclerosis words

noun multiple sclerosis a chronic degenerative, often episodic disease of the central nervous system marked by patchy destruction of the myelin that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers, usually appearing in young adulthood and manifested by one or more mild to severe neural and muscular impairments, as spastic weakness in one or more limbs, local sensory losses, bladder dysfunction, or visual disturbances. 1
noun multiple sclerosis disease of nervous system 1
uncountable noun multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a serious disease of the nervous system, which gradually makes a person weaker, and sometimes affects their sight or speech. The abbreviation MS is also used. 0
noun multiple sclerosis a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system characterized by loss of some of the myelin sheath surrounding certain nerve fibres and resulting in speech and visual disorders, tremor, muscular incoordination, partial paralysis, etc 0
noun multiple sclerosis a chronic disease in which there is scattered demyelination of the central nervous system: it may result in speech defects, loss of muscular coordination, etc. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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