"Lou Gehrig's disease" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Named after New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), a prominent sufferer of the disease. The disease was known before Gehrig suffered it, but his fame led to his name being associated with it. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|New York Yankees baseball player||||}} New York Yankees baseball player, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Lou Gehrig}} Lou Gehrig, {{named-after|en|Lou Gehrig|born=1903|died=1941|occ=New York Yankees baseball player|wplink==}} Named after New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Lou Gehrig's disease (uncountable)
  1. (pathology, US) Synonym of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [synonym, synonym-of], Lou Gehrig's [abbreviation], Lou Gehrig's Disease Hypernyms: motor neuron disease
    Sense id: en-Lou_Gehrig's_disease-en-noun-a0lDNiUS Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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