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Noun: Lou Gehrig's disease
  1. 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
    - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS

Type of: induration, nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder, sclerosis

Encyclopedia: Lou Gehrig's disease

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