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