MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

multiple sclerosis

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as in cerebral palsy

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Recent Examples of multiple sclerosis There’s also a man who recently got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and is looking for a wife who can support him through the disorder. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 Outside of her career, which includes early stints at Sony Pictures TV, Current TV and MTV, Bulochnikov-Paul has been an advocate for finding a cure and changing the perception about multiple sclerosis. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 The update comes after Applegate was admitted to the hospital in late March amid her battle with multiple sclerosis. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Christina Applegate has shared a first look at her life outside the hospital following a months-long stay amid her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multiple sclerosis

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According to Weisbrod, Layton is expected to have cerebral palsy and may never walk.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Leon has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, skeletal dysplasia and microcephaly.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 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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