lou gehrig's disease

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von lou gehrig's disease im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease

{i} (Medicine) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, incurable progressive disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that causes their degeneration and muscle degeneration (named after famous baseball player who died of the disease)

Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von lou gehrig's disease im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Silbentrennung

Lou gehrig's dis·ease

Türkische aussprache

lu gerîgz dîziz

Aussprache

/ˈlo͞o ˈgerəgz dəˈzēz/ /ˈluː ˈɡɛrɪɡz dɪˈziːz/

Etymologie

() 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.