multiple sclerosis

noun

: a demyelinating disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or the spinal cord and associated especially with partial or complete paralysis and jerking muscle tremor

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Integrative Medicine In Autoimmune Disorders Autoimmune diseases—including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and multiple sclerosis—result from an overactive immune system attacking the body's own tissues. Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 The 52-year-old actress has been able to return to her craft, amid her battle with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), now that she’s increased her stamina and is relapse-free. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 Mark your calendar March is health awareness month for bleeding disorders, multiple sclerosis, colorectal cancer, endometriosis, trisomy, traumatic brain injury and kidneys (March 1-15 for the one on the left and March 16-31 for the one on the right). Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 Buil is living with multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological disease that affects the body’s central nervous system. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiple sclerosis

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiple sclerosis was in 1885

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“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

multiple sclerosis

noun
: a disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or spinal cord resulting in symptoms (as weakness or paralysis in the arms or legs or loss of balance and muscle coordination) that usually come and go

Medical Definition

multiple sclerosis

noun
: a demyelinating disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or the spinal cord and associated especially with partial or complete paralysis and jerking muscle tremor
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