AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
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