multiple sclerosis
A chronic non-contagious disease of the brain and spinal cord characterized by changes…A chronic non-contagious disease of the brain and spinal cord characterized by changes in sensation, visual problems, weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, impaired mobility and disability.
» Tom has multiple sclerosis.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A chronic non-contagious disease of the brain and spinal cord characterized by changes in sensation, visual problems, weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, impaired mobility and disability.
рассе́янный склеро́зrasséjannyj skleróz
- a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Examples
4 sentencesTom has multiple sclerosis.
Tom suffers from multiple sclerosis.
ruТом страдает рассеянным склерозом.
deTom leidet an Multipler Sklerose.
He has multiple sclerosis.
ruУ него рассеянный склероз.
She has multiple sclerosis.
ruУ неё рассеянный склероз.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Ellipsis of multiple cerebral sclerosis, i.e. appearance of hardenings or nodules disperseEllipsis of multiple cerebral sclerosis, i.e. appearance of hardenings or nodules dispersed throughout parts of the central nervous system, in the brain or spinal cord. Confusingly, at some point during the 20th century most sources started dropping cerebral from the expression, even though sclerosis can occur in the other tissues of the body, in unrelated pathologies.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers:MSdisseminated sclerosisdisseminated multiple sclerosis
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable