English noun: disseminated sclerosis | |||
1. | disseminated sclerosis (state) a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers | ||
Synonyms | disseminated multiple sclerosis, MS, multiple sclerosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, degenerative disorder, induration, sclerosis | ||
Part holonym | demyelination | ||