disseminated sclerosis
- noun
- /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪtɪd skləˈroʊsɪs/
- Archaic
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esclerosis diseminada
- The doctor diagnosed her with disseminated sclerosis after noticing her neurological symptoms.
Examples
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Many people with disseminated sclerosis experience fatigue.
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Early detection of disseminated sclerosis can help manage its progression and improve quality of life.
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Recent research has improved treatment options for patients suffering from disseminated sclerosis.
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She was diagnosed with disseminated sclerosis last year.
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Early detection of disseminated sclerosis can help manage its progression and improve quality of life.
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Recent research has improved treatment options for patients suffering from disseminated sclerosis.
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The doctor diagnosed her with disseminated sclerosis after noticing her neurological symptoms.
Synonyms
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5.1
A long-term disease that damages the covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing weakness and vision problems
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4.8
A long-lasting disease of the nerves that causes weakness, numbness, and vision changes
A long-term disease of the nerves that causes patches of damage to their protective covering often causing numbness and weakness
Surface Forms
Morphology
disseminated + sclerosis
The phrase is compositionally built from 'disseminated' (spread or scattered) + 'sclerosis' (abnormal hardening), so its core meaning — a widespread/focal hardening or disease process — can be inferred from the parts. It is a specialized medical term, so finer clinical details (e.g., demyelination) require domain knowledge, but the basic sense is predictable for learners who know both words.
Etymology
The medical name disseminated sclerosis uses two parts: disseminated means 'spread out' and sclerosis means 'scars' or 'hard spots', so imagine many small hard scars spread across the nerves. That's why the name describes the nerve disease we now call multiple sclerosis.