| NOUN | state | multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis | a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers |
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| Meaning | A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers. | |
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| Synonyms | MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis | |
| Parts | demyelination | Loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function |
| Broader | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder | Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues |
| degenerative disorder | Condition leading to progressive loss of function | |
| sclerosis, induration | Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | |
| Spanish | esclerosis múltiple | |
| Catalan | esclerosi múltiple | |
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