Lou Gehrig's disease
See also: Lou Gehrig's Disease
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editNamed after New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), a prominent sufferer of the disease. The disease was known before Gehrig suffered it, but his fame led to his name being associated with it.
Noun
editLou Gehrig's disease (uncountable)
- (pathology, US) Synonym of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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editamyotrophic lateral sclerosis — see amyotrophic lateral sclerosis