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

Advertisement Northridge resident Rosie Keiser, who lives with multiple sclerosis, teared up outside the entrance lines of the Disneyland Resort in July. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024

The Dead to Me star, 52, appeared on James Corden’s SiriusXM show This Life of Mine to discuss living with multiple sclerosis. —Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024

People can develop the condition by hitting their head, putting their head upside down, having an infection, or having another condition such as multiple sclerosis, said Nazarian. —Korin Miller, Health, 28 June 2024

Doctors at a different hospital later diagnosed her with a rare but treatable form of multiple sclerosis that causes brain lesions, her claim states. —Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 14 June 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