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.
Origin of multiple sclerosis
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How to use multiple sclerosis in a sentence
One of the plaintiffs is Melissa Davenport, a woman with multiple sclerosis.
The Town Where Your Sex Toy Could Land You in Jail | Emily Shire, Lizzie Crocker | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2000, a year after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Montel Williams ditched his wife, Grace.
Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic | Paula Froelich | November 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe talked about her father, afflicted with multiple sclerosis, who nevertheless managed to support the family.
Dressage is a useful therapy for people with multiple sclerosis.
Lay Off the Dressage Attacks on Mitt and Ann Romney’s Horse Rafalca | Michelle Cottle | August 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe is presently wheelchair-bound by multiple sclerosis but suddenly in hope of parole someday, thanks to the Supreme Court.
Families Decry Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Without Parole | Michael Daly | June 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
multiple sclerosis usually begins in people between the ages of twenty and forty, affecting slightly more women than men.
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British Dictionary definitions for 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: Also called: disseminated sclerosis
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Scientific definitions for multiple sclerosis
[ sklə-rō′sĭs ]
A chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system in which gradual destruction of myelin occurs in the brain or spinal cord or both, interfering with the nerve pathways and causing muscular weakness, loss of coordination, and speech and visual disturbances. It occurs chiefly in young adults and is thought to be caused by a defect in the immune system that may be of genetic or viral origin.
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Cultural definitions for multiple sclerosis
[ (skluh-roh-sis) ]
A chronic disease of the central nervous system characterized by the hardening of patches of tissue in the brain and spinal cord. The cause of this disease has to do with damage to the sheathes of nerves, and there is no specific treatment. It occurs in varying degrees of severity and, in the worst case, can result in permanent paralysis.
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