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 wider track record is poor, women with multiple sclerosis were diagnosed with hysteria for decades before the disease was reliably recognized in them. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Fowler, who led the Atlanta tax division of the former accounting firm Arthur Andersen and served as chairman of the PATH Foundation board for 25 years, died July 27 in Sea Island, Georgia, from complications of multiple sclerosis. — Adrianne Murchison, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The Emmy award-winning actress, 54, was discharged recently after spending months in the hospital amid her ongoing struggle with multiple sclerosis, according to a TMZ report. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

This update comes months after TMZ reported in April that she was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital in late March amid her battle with multiple sclerosis. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 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