| multiple sclerosis |
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
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| multiple sclerosis |
A disorder of the central nervous system marked by weakness, numbness, a loss of muscle coordination, and problems with vision, speech, and bladder control. Multiple sclerosis is thought to be an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system destroys myelin. Myelin is a substance that contains both protein and fat (lipid), serving as a nerve insulator and helping in the transmission of nerve signals.
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| multiple sclerosis |
a disease in which the protective coverings (myelin) of nerve fibers in the brain are gradually destroyed; symptoms vary from numbness to paralysis and loss of control of bodily function
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| multiple sclerosis |
A chronic disease of the central nervous system where myelin, the insulation on nerve fibers, is lost. MS is thought to be an autoimmune dysfunction in which the body turns on itself for some unknown reason.
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| multiple sclerosis |
A chronic, potentially debilitating disease in which the protective coating on nerve fibers within the central nervous system (myelin) is damaged.
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