MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

multiple sclerosis

noun

as in cerebral palsy

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Recent Examples of multiple sclerosis Maybe even traumatic brain injuries and multiple sclerosis, too. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 This is why he’s partnered with biotechnology company Genentech as part of their Hidden GeMS campaign, which features the many varied stories of individuals living with multiple sclerosis. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Similarly, Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and Aldeyra Therapeutics’ reproxalap for ocular disease have each generated substantial concern among patients, clinicians, sponsors, or advocates. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza wants to help make a difference for people who, like his mom, are living with multiple sclerosis, or MS, a chronic condition that attacks and damages the body’s nervous system. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for multiple sclerosis

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My son had suffered a massive stroke shortly after birth, leaving him with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia.

— Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Along with Day-Lewis, Fricker won an Oscar for her performance in the movie about an Irish man born with cerebral palsy who could control only his left foot.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026

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Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Cases of paralytic poliomyelitis disease plummeted from over 15,000 a year in the early 1950s to under 100 in the 1960s and then down to fewer than 10 in the 1970s.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022

Definition of poliomyelitis

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