Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun als

1 sense of als

Sense 1
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease -- (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)
       => nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease -- (a disorder of the nervous system)
       => sclerosis, induration -- (any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun al

2 senses of al

Sense 1
aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13 -- (a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2
Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL -- (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
       INSTANCE OF=> American state -- (one of the 50 states of the United States)
       => South -- (the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line)