als

(Medicine) Lou Gehrig's disease, incurable progressive disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that causes their degeneration and muscle degeneration

ALS may refer to:Als, a Danish island in the Baltic SeaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or Advanced Life Support, a protocolised form of cardiopulmonary resuscitationAdvanced Light Source, a synchrotron radiation source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in CaliforniaAnti-Lag System, an engine control program used on race cars to eliminate turbo lagApproach lighting system, a lighting system installed on the approach end of an airport runway Audio Lossless Coding, part of the MPEG-4 standard for audio/video compressionAirman Leadership School, the first professional military education for United States Air Force enlisted membersAlliance for the Liberation of SomaliaALS, San Luis Valley Regional Airport's IATA airport codeALS meaning Autographed Letter Signedals, the ISO 639-3 code for Tosk Albanian
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Als is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. It lies east of the Jutland peninsula of Denmark at the town of Sønderborg, and north of the German coast at Schleswig. The island covers an area of 321 km² (124 sq. miles), and has a total population of ca. 60,000. It encompasses the municipality Sønderborg as per January 1, 2007.
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ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; antilymphocyte serum. ALS abbr. 1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2. antilymphocyte serum ALS 1. [more]ALS - Community and Resources

Noun
1. thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
(synonym) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease
(hypernym) nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease

ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (Medicine) Lou Gehrig's disease, incurable progressive disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causes their degeneration and muscle degeneration

adv. qua, as, in the function of; somewhat, slightly, a bit

conj. as, compared to -, to the extent of -; than, as compared to; whereas

n. Al, male first name (form of Albert)