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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

2

A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.

See Also
degeneration chronic muscle dexpramipexole riluzole progressive disease central nervous system
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nervous disorder sclerosis
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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