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multiple sclerosis — noun a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑MS, ↑disseminated sclerosis, ↑disseminated multiple sclerosis • Hypernyms: ↑sclerosis, ↑induration, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Multiple sclerosis — Classification and external resources Demyelination by MS. The CD68 colored tissue shows several macrophages in the area of the lesion. Original scale 1:100 ICD … Wikipedia
multiple sclerosis — Sclerosis Scle*ro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (??, fr. sklhro s hard.] 1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Hardening of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
multiple sclerosis — Sclerosis Scle*ro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (??, fr. sklhro s hard.] 1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Hardening of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
multiple sclerosis — n a demyelinating disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or the spinal cord and associated esp. with partial or complete paralysis and jerking muscle tremor * * * (MS, disseminated sclerosis) a chronic disease of the nervous… … Medical dictionary
Multiple sclerosis signs and symptoms — Main symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis can cause a variety of symptoms: changes in sensation (hypoesthesia), muscle weakness, abnormal muscle spasms, or difficulty moving; difficulties with coordination and balance; problems in… … Wikipedia
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation — The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) was established in 1967 as an international body linking the activities of national MS societies around the world. The Federation seeks to work in worldwide partnership with Member Societies… … Wikipedia
Marburg multiple sclerosis — Marburg multiple sclerosis, also known as fulminant multiple sclerosis, is considered one of the multiple sclerosis borderline diseases, which is a collection of diseases classified by some as MS variants and by others as different diseases.… … Wikipedia
multiple sclerosis — Pathol. a chronic degenerative, often episodic disease of the central nervous system marked by patchy destruction of the myelin that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers, usually appearing in young adulthood and manifested by one or more mild to… … Universalium
multiple sclerosis — MS; = disseminated sclerosis a chronic disease of the nervous system affecting young and middle aged adults. The myelin sheaths surrounding nerves in the brain and spinal cord are damaged, which affects the function of the nerves involved. The… … The new mediacal dictionary
