multiple sclerosis
noun
: a demyelinating disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or the spinal cord and associated especially with partial or complete paralysis and jerking muscle tremor
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His mother, Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, died because of multiple sclerosis and a heart condition in 2020.
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Teri Garr, the actress, comedian and singer who became an ambassador for multiple sclerosis after her own diagnosis in 1999, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Garr died at the age of 79 due to multiple sclerosis, which was first diagnosed in 1999.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first to weigh in after word of her death from multiple sclerosis on Tuesday.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Teri Garr, the actress, comedian and singer who became an ambassador for multiple sclerosis after her own diagnosis in 1999, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Garr died at the age of 79 due to multiple sclerosis, which was first diagnosed in 1999.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first to weigh in after word of her death from multiple sclerosis on Tuesday.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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