Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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; 
[syn: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    n 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 [syn:
         amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's
         disease]