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 To look for differences in the participants’ brains, the scientists used imaging known as high-quality diffusion MRI, which doctors typically use to check for conditions such as a stroke, a brain tumor, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024 Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been living with multiple sclerosis for two decades. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Since revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis (MS) in 2021, Christina Applegate has been open about the reality of living with the condition, regularly sharing how hard her symptoms have been on her body and mental health. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024 In 2018, Blair revealed she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Eric Todisco, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 Emma Caulfield Ford is taking life with multiple sclerosis one day at a time. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024 According to a 2022 study by the MS Society, the average cost of living with multiple sclerosis is $88,487 per year. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 But for people with spinal cord injuries or neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis, a brain-bladder disconnect can cause infections, incontinence and other unpleasant symptoms. Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024 When Ohio couple Josh and Lauren Adkins vowed to stand beside each other in sickness and in health neither could have imagined they’d both be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Susan Young, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiple sclerosis was in 1885

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Cite this Entry

“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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
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