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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The actress, who revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share some of her current life goals.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 July 2024
Turner’s medical tests this spring delivered a devastating double diagnosis: multiple sclerosis and cancer.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Pratt’s father Daniel died of multiple sclerosis in 2014.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
In the summer of 2021, Christina Applegate revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 July 2024
Turner’s medical tests this spring delivered a devastating double diagnosis: multiple sclerosis and cancer.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Pratt’s father Daniel died of multiple sclerosis in 2014.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
In the summer of 2021, Christina Applegate revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
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“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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