LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lou Gehrig's disease mean? 

• LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ALS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig's disease

Hypernyms ("Lou Gehrig's disease" is a kind of...):

nervous disorder; neurological disease; neurological disorder (a disorder of the nervous system)

induration; sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)

 Context examples 

Also called: ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease

(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

This would be life-changing for patients with cerebral palsy, Lou Gehrig's disease, and other ailments that lead to loss of muscle function.

(Fundamental Rules for How The Brain Controls Movement, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)