amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
noun
amyo·tro·phic lateral sclerosis
ˌā-ˌmī-ə-ˈtrō-fik- 
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: a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the motor neurons, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness and atrophy
—abbreviation ALS
called also Lou Gehrig's disease
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Towards the end of 2021, an Australian patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS became the first person to send a text message via Twitter (now X), and went on to use the system to reconnect with family and business colleagues through emails.
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
Zoom in: The patient, Mark, has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that causes people to lose control of their muscles.
—Hope King, Axios, 31 July 2024
Various health conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, spinal cord atrophy, cachexia from cancer, severe burns, or nerve damage from diabetes can also cause muscle wasting.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
The tenor’s website announced in a statement that Bonsall died Tuesday from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
Zoom in: The patient, Mark, has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that causes people to lose control of their muscles.
—Hope King, Axios, 31 July 2024
Various health conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, spinal cord atrophy, cachexia from cancer, severe burns, or nerve damage from diabetes can also cause muscle wasting.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
The tenor’s website announced in a statement that Bonsall died Tuesday from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
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“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyotrophic%20lateral%20sclerosis. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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