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

The Fox & Friends host, 55, shared her journey with multiple sclerosis in 2024, revealing to PEOPLE that she'd first been diagnosed with the progressive immune disorder in 2005. —Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

This includes patients who experience nausea and pain while undergoing cancer treatments, multiple sclerosis patients with severe muscle spasm and stiffness, and chronic pain patients who strive to find relief without using opioids. —Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026

The sales decline was only partially offset by the growth of newer medicines like breast cancer treatment Kisqali and multiple sclerosis drug Kesimpta. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026

Bipolar disorder is as biological a disorder as multiple sclerosis, and schizophrenia is as disruptive to neural circuits as many neurological conditions. —Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiple sclerosis

• actinomycosis
• atherosclerosis
• endometriosis
• erythematosus
• erythroblastosis
• granulomatosis
• hemochromatosis
• histiocytosis
• hyperkeratosis
• ketoacidosis
• mononucleosis
• osteonecrosis

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