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English noun: ALS

1. ALS (state) 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


Synonymsamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease


Broader (hypernym)induration, nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder, sclerosis









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