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Lou Gehrig's disease

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  1. Lou Gehrig's disease (noun)
  2. pai-lou (noun)

Lou Geh·rig's disease

noun \ˌlü-ˈger-igz-\

Definition of LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Origin of LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Lou Gehrig †1941 American baseball player who suffered from the disease
First Known Use: 1958

Rhymes with LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Alcibiades, Aristophanes, educationese, ferromanganese, foot-and-mouth disease, Mephistopheles, sociologese

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