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multiple sclerosis
(redirected from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis)

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multiple sclerosis
n. Abbr. MS
A chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system in which gradual destruction of myelin occurs in patches throughout the brain or spinal cord or both, interfering with the nerve pathways and causing muscular weakness, loss of coordination, and speech and visual disturbances.

multiple sclerosis
Noun
a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system, resulting in speech and visual disorders, tremor, muscular incoordination, and partial paralysis

multiple sclerosis  (skl-rss)
A chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system in which gradual destruction of myelin occurs in the brain or spinal cord or both, interfering with the nerve pathways and causing muscular weakness, loss of coordination, and speech and visual disturbances. It occurs chiefly in young adults and is thought to be caused by a defect in the immune system that may be of genetic or viral origin.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.multiple sclerosis - a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
degenerative disorder - condition leading to progressive loss of function
demyelination - loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
induration, sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
Translations
multiple sclerosis [-sklɪˈrəusɪs] nesclerosis f múltiple
multiple sclerosis [-sklɪˈrəusɪs] multiple nsclérose f en plaques
multiple sclerosis multiple nmultiple Sklerose f
multiple sclerosis nsclerosi f a placche


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