lou gehrig's disease

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease
{i} (Medicine) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, incurable progressive disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that causes their degeneration and muscle degeneration (named after famous baseball player who died of the disease)
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
lou gehrig's disease

    Hyphenation

    Lou gehrig's dis·ease

    Turkish pronunciation

    lu gerîgz dîziz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlo͞o ˈgerəgz dəˈzēz/ /ˈluː ˈɡɛrɪɡz dɪˈziːz/

    Etymology

    () Named after New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903-1941), a prominent sufferer of the disease. The disease was known before Gehrig suffered it, but his fame led to his name being associated with it.
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