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Lou Gehrig's disease

noun Pathology.
  1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Origin of Lou Gehrig's disease

First recorded in 1955–60
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Lou Gehrig's disease

noun
  1. another name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Word Origin for Lou Gehrig's disease

C20: named after Lou Gehrig (1903–41), US baseball player who suffered from it
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Lou Gehrig's disease

[lōō′ gĕr′ĭgz]
n.
  1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Lou Gehrig's disease

[lōō′ gĕr′ĭgz]
  1. See amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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