multiple sclerosis


multiple sclerosis

noun

Definition of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

: 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

First Known Use of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

1885

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