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MS, disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
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ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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
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arteriolosclerosis
sclerosis of the arterioles
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arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries
sclerosis of the arterial walls
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osteosclerosis
abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
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atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease
a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
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arteriosclerosis obliterans
a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels
