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

Examples of multiple sclerosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His mother, Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, died because of multiple sclerosis and a heart condition in 2020. —Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Teri Garr, the actress, comedian and singer who became an ambassador for multiple sclerosis after her own diagnosis in 1999, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. —Marc Berman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Garr died at the age of 79 due to multiple sclerosis, which was first diagnosed in 1999. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024

Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first to weigh in after word of her death from multiple sclerosis on Tuesday. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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