Reference meaning
MS
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a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Related source terms
multiple sclerosisdisseminated sclerosisdisseminated multiple sclerosis
Other meanings
2. noun
a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
3. noun
a master's degree in science
4. noun
the form of a literary work submitted for publication
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