Lou Gehrig's disease
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Origin of Lou Gehrig's disease
First recorded in 1955–60
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Lou Gehrig's disease
- another name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Word Origin
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]
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