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

Examples of multiple sclerosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Muscle weakness can occur due to age, disuse or because of medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis or ALS. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 May 2025

Future treatments for cancer and diseases such as psoriasis and multiple sclerosis will involve manipulations of the immune system. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Stephen Hauser, one of the scientists awarded for work in developing rituximab, a biologic drug for multiple sclerosis, has multiple grants from Health and Human Services agencies. —Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2025

In addition to evaluating people’s mental and physical fitness at age 70, the researchers screened for 11 chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiple sclerosis

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Kids Definition

multiple sclerosis

noun

: a disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or spinal cord resulting in symptoms (as weakness or paralysis in the arms or legs or loss of balance and muscle coordination) that usually come and go

Medical Definition

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