LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Meaning of LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE in English

■ noun another term for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .

Origin

1940s: named after the American baseball star Henry Lou is Gehrig , who died from the disease.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — [Lou Geh.rig's disease] n [Lou Gehrig d. 1941 Am. baseball player who suffered from the disease] (1958): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — noun Etymology: Lou Gehrig died 1941 American baseball player who suffered from the disease Date: 1958 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — ¦lüˈge(ə)rigz- noun Usage: usually capitalized L&G Etymology: after Lou Gehrig died 1941 American baseball player who died of the disease …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — noun Etymology: Lou Gehrig died 1941 American baseball player who suffered from the disease Date: 1958 : amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — noun see amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — Pathol. See amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . [ 1955-60 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — n. (Medicine) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, incurable progressive disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE — Pronunciation: ˌ lü- ' ger-igz- Function: noun Etymology: Lou Gehrig † 1941 American baseball player who suffered from the disease …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LOU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lou Gehrig disease Anna Lou Leibovitz Retton Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Abbott Bud …
Английский словарь Британика
LOU — Airport Name : Bowman Field Airport Location : Louisville, Kentucky, United States IATA Code : LOU ICAO Code : KLOU
Airport Code English Dictionary
GEHRIG — biographical name Lou 1903-1941 Henry Louis ~ American baseball player
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISEASE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hansen disease degenerative joint disease Addison disease Alzheimer disease Lou Gehrig disease autoimmune disease …
Английский словарь Британика
DISEASE — I. də̇ˈz]ēz, in sense 1a dəˈs] or (ˈ)di|s]\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English disese, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOU — /looh/ , n. 1. a male given name, form of Louis . 2. a female given name, form of Louise …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEHRIG — /ger"ig/ , n. Henry Louis ( "Lou" ), 1903-41, U.S. baseball player.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISEASE — — diseasedly , adv. — diseasedness , n. /di zeez"/ , n. , v. , diseased, diseasing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOU — n. male first name (nickname for Louis); female first name (nickname for Louise)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEHRIG — n. family name; Henry Louis Gehrig (1903-1941), U.S. baseball player, four-time winner of the Most Valuable Player award
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEHRIG — biographical name Lou 1903-1941 Henry Louis Gehrig American baseball player
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISEASE — noun lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. 2. disease ·vt to deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to …
Webster English vocab
LOU — [Lou] abbreviation Louth
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISEASE — a harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism. A diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOU — Lou BrE AmE luː
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GEHRIG — Gehrig BrE AmE ˈɡeər ɪɡ AmE \ ˈɡer-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISEASE — / dɪˈziːz; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GEHRIG — Geh ‧ rig, Lou /ˈɡerɪɡ, luː/ BrE AmE (1903–41) a famous US ↑ baseball player, who was called the ‘Iron …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISEASE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISEASE — ( diseases) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A disease is an illness …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISEASE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISEASE — [noun] - (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by …
Cambridge English vocab
DISEASE — n. brown lung disease Hansen disease degenerative joint disease Addison disease Alzheimer disease Lou Gehrig disease autoimmune disease Bright disease …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LOU — n. Lou Gehrig disease Anna Lou Leibovitz Retton Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Abbott Bud and Costello Lou
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DISEASE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure , rare ▪ dangerous , serious ▪ mild ▪ acute , chronic , severe …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISEASE — INDEX: 1. an illness 2. to have an illness 3. to start to have an illness 4. a short illness …
Longman Activator English vocab
GEHRIG — (1903–41) a famous US baseball player for the New York Yankees team. Gehrig was called ‘the iron man’ because he …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DISEASE — n. 1 sickness, affliction, ailment, malady, illness, infection, complaint, disorder, condition, infirmity, disability, Archaic murrain, Colloq bug The colonel contracted …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOU — сокр. от Louth Лаут (графство в Ирландии) Лу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOU — сокр. от Louth Лаут (графство в Ирландии) Лу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GEHRIG — Gehrig
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GEHRIG — Gehrig
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISEASE — 1. сущ. болезнь to come down with disease, to contract a disease ≈ заболеть to carry disease, to spread (a) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOU — n Лу ( мужское и женское имя ); см. Lewis, Louis, Louisa, Louise
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISEASE — disease.ogg 1. dıʹzi:z n 1. болезнь infectious disease - инфекционная болезнь disease of childhood - детская болезнь diseases of the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISEASE — болезнь, заболевание - black-lung disease - caisson disease - dust disease - genetic disease - incapacitating disease - notifiable disease …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DISEASE — болезнь, заболевание - black-lung disease - caisson disease - dust disease - genetic disease - incapacitating disease - notifiable disease - occupational disease - radiation disease
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DISEASE — болезнь, заболевание - decompression disease - occupational disease
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DISEASE — disease сущ.болезнь to come down with disease, to contract a disease — заболеть to carry disease, to spread (a) disease …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOU — сокр. от LouthЛаут (графство в Ирландии)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOU — (0) лу
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LOU — n Лу ( мужское и женское имя ); см. Lewis, ~is, ~isa, ~ise
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LOU — n Лу ( мужское и женское имя ); см. Lewis, Louis, Louisa, Louise
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DISEASE — 1. dıʹzi:z n 1. болезнь infectious disease - инфекционная болезнь disease of childhood - детская болезнь diseases of the mind …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LOU — сокр. от Louth Лаут ( графство в Ирландии )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DISEASE — 1. сущ. болезнь to come down with disease, to contract a disease — заболеть to carry disease, to spread (a) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LOU — сокр. от Louth Лаут (графство в Ирландии)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DISEASE — 1. сущ. болезнь to come down with disease, to contract a disease — заболеть to carry disease, to spread (a) disease — распространять …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DISEASE — болезнь, заболевание - arthropode-borne disease - barley stripe disease - black shank disease of tobacco - cereal mosaic disease - Chagas disease - communicable disease - cytomegalic …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DISEASE — болезнь, заболевание - arthropode-borne disease - barley stripe disease - black shank disease of tobacco - cereal mosaic disease - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LOU — = Louth
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LOU — = Louth
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DISEASE — болезнь поражать (о болезни); вызывать болезнь diseased - past part. of disease поражать (о болезни); вызывать болезнь больной, заболевший болезненный, нездоровый past part. of disease
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DISEASE — заболевание, болезнь - diarrheal disease - diarrhoeal disease - notifiable disease - occupational disease - parasitic diseases - water-based disease - water-borne disease
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
DISEASE — заболевание; болезнь - industrial disease - livestock disease - notifiable disease - occupational disease
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам

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