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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Sarah Seib, 39, whose husband, Jason Markle, died in 2022 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as A.L.S. or Lou Gehrig’s disease, had a steady job with a local technology company.
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Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Doctoroff’s father died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2004; his uncle died of the progressive nervous system disease in 2010.
—Dan Doctoroff, TIME, 2 May 2024
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Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Doctoroff’s father died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2004; his uncle died of the progressive nervous system disease in 2010.
—Dan Doctoroff, TIME, 2 May 2024
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“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyotrophic%20lateral%20sclerosis. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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