Noun: multiple sclerosis 'múl-tu-pul skli'row-sis
- A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
"She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after experiencing vision problems and fatigue"; "The MRI revealed lesions consistent with disseminated multiple sclerosis";
- MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, degenerative disorder, induration, sclerosis
Encyclopedia: Multiple sclerosis, susceptiblity to, 4