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

1 sense of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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)