Found 2 items, similar to MS.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: MS MS n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: multiple sclerosis , disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis ] 2: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn: Mississippi, Magnolia State] 3: a master's degree in science [syn: Master of Science, SM, MSc] 4: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn: manuscript]
English → English (gcide) Definition: MS Sclerosis \Scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (??, fr. sklhro`s hard.] 1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification. [1913 Webster] Cerebro-spinal sclerosis (Med.), an affection in which patches of hardening, produced by increase of the neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and is usually fatal. Formerly referred to as multiple sclerosis , disseminated sclerosis, or insular sclerosis , but now usually called only multiple sclerosis , or MS. [1913 Webster +PJC]