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Lou_Gehrig's_disease

Lou Gehrig's disease

English

Noun

Lou Gehrig’s disease ‎(uncountable)

  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease.

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Etymology

Named 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.

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