disseminated multiple sclerosis

Definitions of disseminated multiple sclerosis

1. noun

   a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
   synonyms: MS, disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis

   type of:

   degenerative disorder

   condition leading to progressive loss of function

   induration, sclerosis

   any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

   autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder

   any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues