"multiple sclerosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ellipsis 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. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|multiple cerebral sclerosis}} Ellipsis of multiple cerebral sclerosis, {{m|en|cerebral}} cerebral Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} multiple sclerosis (uncountable)
  1. (pathology) A chronic 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. Wikipedia link: multiple sclerosis Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Neurology, Pathology Synonyms: MS Translations (chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord): esclerosi múltiple [feminine] (Catalan), 多發性硬化症 (Chinese Mandarin), 多发性硬化症 (duōfāxìng yìnghuàzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), roztroušená skleróza [feminine] (Czech), multiple sclerose [feminine] (Dutch), multloka sklerozo (Esperanto), MS-tauti (Finnish), multippeliskleroosi (Finnish), pesäkekovettumatauti (Finnish), sclérose en plaques [feminine] (French), გაფანტული სკლეროზი (gapanṭuli sḳlerozi) (Georgian), sclerosis multiplex (Hungarian), mýlisskaði [masculine] (Icelandic), heila- og mænusigg [neuter] (Icelandic), 多発性硬化症 (tahatsuseikōkashō) (alt: たはつせいこうかしょう) (Japanese), шашыраңқы склероз (şaşyrañqy skleroz) (Kazakh), 다발성 경화증 (dabalseong gyeonghwajeung) (alt: 多發性硬化症) (Korean), گرفتگی بافتهای گوناگون (Persian), stwardnienie rozsiane [neuter] (Polish), esclerose múltipla [feminine] (Portuguese), scleroză multiplă [feminine] (Romanian), рассе́янный склеро́з (rasséjannyj skleróz) [masculine] (Russian), esclerosis múltiple [feminine] (Spanish), multipel skleros [common-gender] (Swedish), தண்டுவட மரப்பு நோய் (taṇṭuvaṭa marappu nōy) (Tamil), đa xơ cứng (Vietnamese)

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