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Lou Gehrig's disease — Lou Geh·rig s disease .lü .ge(ə)r igz , .ga(ə)r n AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS Gehrig Lou (1903 1941) American baseball player. Gehrig began playing for the New York Yankees in 1925. He soon became a fine first baseman and an outstanding hitter … Medical dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — [lo͞o ger′igz] n. [after ( Henry) Lou(is) Gehrig (1903 41), U.S. baseball player who died of the disease] AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS … English World dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — noun Etymology: Lou Gehrig died 1941 American baseball player who suffered from the disease Date: 1958 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. See also motor neurone disease. Lou Gehrig (1903 41), US baseball player who suffered from it … Medical dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. See also: motor neurone disease [Lou Gehrig (1903–41), US baseball player who suffered from it] … The new mediacal dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — /lu ˈgeɪrɪgz dəziz/ (say looh gayrigz duhzeez) noun → ALS. {from Lou Gehrig, 1903–41, US baseballer, who suffered from the disease} …
Lou Gehrig's disease — Lou′ Gehr′ig s disease [[t]lu[/t]] n. pat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis … From formal English to slang
Lou Gehrig’s disease — ➡ Gehrig * * * … Universalium
Lou Gehrig's disease — noun another term for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Origin 1940s: named after the American baseball star Henry Louis Gehrig, who died from the disease … English new terms dictionary
Lou Gehrig's disease — noun Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease … Wiktionary
