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

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In another, stressful conditions exacerbated the worker’s pre-existing multiple sclerosis, which the Tax Court found to be a nontaxable physical sickness recovery. —Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

However, there is limited benefit seen in diseases that affect the brain, such as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis (MS).12 The creatine dose most often used in studies is about 20 grams (g) daily for 5 to 7 days, followed by 2.25-10 grams daily for up to 16 weeks.11 6. —Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 30 Oct. 2024

Garr died Tuesday in Los Angeles, more than twenty years after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, her manger Marc Gurvitz told CNN. —Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024

However, her decades-long career in Hollywood slowed down in the ’90s, and she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 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