ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

al

[ahl]

noun

Indian mulberry.

Origin of al

From the Hindi word āl

Al

[al]

noun

a male given name: form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.

a.l.s.

autograph letter, signed.

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Examples from the Web for als

Contemporary Examples

It was dedicated to your second wife, Laura Ernst, who died from ALS.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby
Marlow Stern
November 26, 2014
Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 21, and given just two years to live.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance
Marlow Stern
November 3, 2014
ALS is a very specific disease, and how it manifests itself in each individual is very unique.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance
Marlow Stern
November 3, 2014
For a moment of levity, Leo was challenged by David Beckham to do the ALS ice water bucket challenge.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero
Darren Aronofsky
September 19, 2014
Viewers leave with a grin, but are no wiser about the frightening symptoms of ALS.
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O
Kevin Zawacki
August 21, 2014

Historical Examples

Als Mubashirs servants, did a plucky thing, for with mattersFol.
The Bbur-nma in English
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Als is merely the abbreviation of Al so; and the modern as is again shortened from als.
The Lay of Havelok the Dane
Unknown
"Betty has lost all her hopse of the Lottery, als drawn now" (Oct. 6, 1710).
The Tatler, Volume 3
Various
Gerade in diesem heitern genialischen Anthropomorphismus zeigt sich Burns als wahrhaften Dichter.
The Life of Friedrich Schiller
Thomas Carlyle
Ihre Avthenticitt ist nunmehro eben so sehr entschieden, als ihre Vortrefflichkeit.
Ossian in Germany
Rudolf Tombo

British Dictionary definitions for als

ALS

abbreviation for

autograph letter signed

al

the internet domain name for

Albania

Al

the chemical symbol for

aluminium

AL

abbreviation for

Alabama
Anglo-Latin
(in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
Albania (international car registration)

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als in Medicine

ALS

abbr.

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
antilymphocyte serum

Al

The symbol for the elementaluminum

als in Science

Al

The symbol for aluminum.

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a.l.s.

Examples from the Web for als

Contemporary Examples

It was dedicated to your second wife, Laura Ernst, who died from ALS.

Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 21, and given just two years to live.

ALS is a very specific disease, and how it manifests itself in each individual is very unique.

For a moment of levity, Leo was challenged by David Beckham to do the ALS ice water bucket challenge.

Viewers leave with a grin, but are no wiser about the frightening symptoms of ALS.

Historical Examples

Als Mubashirs servants, did a plucky thing, for with mattersFol.

Als is merely the abbreviation of Al so; and the modern as is again shortened from als.

"Betty has lost all her hopse of the Lottery, als drawn now" (Oct. 6, 1710).

Gerade in diesem heitern genialischen Anthropomorphismus zeigt sich Burns als wahrhaften Dichter.

Ihre Avthenticitt ist nunmehro eben so sehr entschieden, als ihre Vortrefflichkeit.

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