Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, is a rare but devastating neuromuscular condition with no known cure which is nearly always fatal.
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Neuromuscular
Synonyms for "neuromuscular" (2 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- neuromuscular adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Czech
1 entries- nervosvalový adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Dutch
1 entries- neuromusculair adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
French
1 entries- neuromusculaire adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
German
1 entries- neuromuskulär adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Irish
1 entries- néarmhatánach adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Portuguese
1 entries- neuromuscular adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Swedish
1 entries- neuromuskulär adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Welsh
1 entries- niwrogyhyrol adj (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
Sample sentences
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A variety of health conditions can rob people of their ability to speak, including stroke, a neuromuscular disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and locked-in syndrome, in which individuals are completely awake and aware of their surroundings but unable to move or communicate with the outside world.
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Multiple sclerosis is a neuromuscular disease.
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