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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In 2007, Gray was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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TIME, 16 May 2024
Funicello, an American actress and singer who got her start on the original Mickey Mouse Club, died in 2013 at age 70 after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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TIME, 16 May 2024
Funicello, an American actress and singer who got her start on the original Mickey Mouse Club, died in 2013 at age 70 after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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