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Meaning of "Lou Gehrig's disease" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Named after Lou Gehrig (1903–41), US baseball player who suffered from it.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Lou Gehrig's disease  [luː ˈɡɛrɪɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Lou Gehrig's disease is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lou Gehrig's disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis —also referred to as motor neurone disease, Charcot disease, and, in the United States, Lou Gehrig's disease—is a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. ALS is the most common of the five motor neuron diseases.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE


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derig
diːˈrɪɡ
frig
frɪɡ
Frigg
frɪɡ
grig
ɡrɪɡ
headrig
ˈhɛdˌrɪɡ
lea-rig
ˈliːˌrɪɡ
outrig
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡ
prig
prɪɡ
rerig
riːˈrɪɡ
rig
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rigg
rɪɡ
runrig
ˈrʌnˌrɪɡ
sprig
sprɪɡ
strig
strɪɡ
thimblerig
ˈθɪmbəlˌrɪɡ
trig
trɪɡ
unrig
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Lough Allen
Lough Neagh
Loughborough
louis
louis d´or
Louis I

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Alzheimer´s disease
Chagas´ disease
coeliac disease
coronary heart disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Crohn´s disease
degenerative joint disease
disease
diverticular disease
ease
gum disease
heart disease
Huntington´s disease
infectious disease
kidney disease
Lyme disease
motor neuron disease
Paget´s disease
Parkinson´s disease
sease
skin disease

Synonyms and antonyms of Lou Gehrig's disease in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lou Gehrig's disease» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Find out the translation of Lou Gehrig's disease to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lou Gehrig's disease from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lou Gehrig's disease» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卢伽雷氏症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Enfermedad de Lou Gehrig
570 millions of speakers

English

Lou Gehrig´s disease
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lou Gehrig के रोग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لو جيهريج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Болезнь Лу Герига
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Doença de Lou Gehrig
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোগ গেহরিজের রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Maladie de Lou Gehrig
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyakit Lou Gehrig
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lou -Gehrig-Krankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルー·ゲーリック病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루게릭 병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyakit Lou Gehrig
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Bệnh Lou Gehrig
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லூ கெஹ்ரிக் நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लू जेरिग्स रोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lou Gehrig hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Morbo di Lou Gehrig
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Choroba Lou Gehriga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хвороба Лу Геріга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Boala lui Lou Gehrig
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νόσος του Lou Gehrig
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lou Gehrig se siekte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Lou Gehrigs sjukdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lou Gehrig sykdom
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lou Gehrig's disease

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE»

Discover the use of Lou Gehrig's disease in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lou Gehrig's disease and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lou Gehrig's Disease
Describes the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for Lou Gehrig's disease, and provides a brief biography of the famous baseball player for whom the disease is named.
Melissa Abramovitz, 2006
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ALS: Lou Gehrig's Disease
Discusses the history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and future research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Mary Dodson Wade, 2001
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River of Hope: My Journey with Kathy in Search of Healing ...
This true story chronicles the frustrations and joys of Kathy Tank as she fought to beat Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), which she referred to as "this monster within me.
David Tank, 2008
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Stem Cells For Dummies
... of a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or, especially in the United States and Canada, Lou Gehrig's disease. Until his forced retirement, Gehrig was a formidable ballplayer.
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, Meg Schneider, 2010
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Prevention's Healing with Vitamins: The Most Effective ...
Hawking's disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the progressively degenerative condition that most of us know as Lou Gehrig's disease. It's a disease in which nerve cells of the spine and the lower part of the brain are killed off little by ...
Alice Feinstein, 1996
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Lou Gehrig's Disease
"Lou Gehrig's Disease: Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, etc.); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other ...
Sylvia Engdahl, 2012
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Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living With Joy
She also wrote this book. No longer able to walk or even lift her arms, she tapped it out letter by letter on her iPhone using only her right thumb, the last finger still working. And yet Until I Say Good-Bye is not angry or bitter.
Susan Spencer-Wendel, Bret Witter, 2013
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Only God Could Heal Me: My Journey from Lou Gehrig’s Disease ...
He was told by the Mayo Clinic that he had Lou Gehrig’s disease and had no more than two years to live. In Only God Could Heal Me, Schoenleb tells the story of his Job-like struggles over the four years following this diagnosis.
Chris Schoenleb, 2013
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HealthScouter ALS: Lou Gehrig's Disease Patient Advocate
Including hundreds of quotes, questions, and answers from patients themselves, this guide provides comprehensive information about a single condition for from perspective that matters: the patient's perspective.
Katrina Robinson, 2009
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Lou Gehrig (Revised Edition)
Since that time, ALS has often been called Lou Gehrig's disease. His battle with this sickness generated significant research that has given doctors and fami- lies a much better understanding of the illness. On June 19, 2003, in honor of what ...
Kevin Viola, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lou Gehrig's disease is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dad of 2 determined to make difference in fight against ALS | Health …
ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's disease, had never crossed Bellina's mind until 2012 at the age of 28 when he started noticing slight changes. «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
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Wrong-way crash cuts short a 'positive and productive' new life | The …
... ALS,” a 5K run and walk at Rockhurst High School that raised money for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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Here's where all that Ice Bucket Challenge money went
... James dumped a bucket of ice water on their heads to raise awareness and funds to help fight ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). «The Next Web, Jul 15»
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Ann Romney to speak in The Woodlands Oct. 21 - Your Houston News
... Alzheimer's disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Parkinson's disease and brain tumors, which affect more than 50 million people around the ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
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Study uncovers key differences among ALS patients - Medical Xpress
... campus have identified key differences between patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and those ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
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Single Traumatic Brain Injury Not a Contributing Factor for ALS …
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease, eventually ... «ALS News Today, Jul 15»
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Greene County Daily World: Local News: Community Notes (07/21/15)
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Support Group: Those with ALS and their loved ones are invited to attend the ALS Association's monthly support ... «Greene County Daily World, Jul 15»
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First Medical Cannabis Clinic in Georgia Receives Patients From …
... sickle cell disease, seizure disorders, cancer, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Crohn's disease, mitochondrial disease, and Parkison's disease. «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
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Susie Classic in third year
Matthews was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, in November 2009. She died at the age of 57 in 2011. The outpouring ... «My Citizens News, Jul 15»
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Facebook for the Proteome - Bioscience Technology
... work, they examined genetic mutations and related proteins involved in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. «Bioscience Technology, Jul 15»

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