Gehrig, Henry Louis


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Gehrig,

Henry Louis, U.S. baseball player for the New York Yankees, 1903-1941, victim of Lou Gehrig disease.
Lou Gehrig disease - a disease of the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord, causing progressive muscular atrophy. Synonym(s): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Aran-Duchenne disease; Aran-Duchenne dystrophy; Charcot disease; Cruveilhier disease; Cruveilhier palsy; Duchenne-Aran disease
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