ALS

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ALS mean? 

• ALS (noun)
  The noun ALS has 1 sense:

1. thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

  Familiarity information: ALS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALS (noun)

Meaning:

Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ALS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig's disease

Hypernyms ("ALS" is a kind of...):

nervous disorder; neurological disease; neurological disorder (a disorder of the nervous system)

induration; sclerosis (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)