Motor neurone disease

/mˈəʊtə njˈuːɹəʊn dɪzˈiːz/

/mˈoʊɾɚ nˈʊɹɹoʊn dɪzˈiːz/

[noun]

[NOUN]

a progressive neurological disorder that causes the degeneration of the motor system and ultimately kills the patient

Examples

1. After a battle with Motor Neurone Disease, English died in 1967 at the age of 58.

2. About three years ago, there were some issues with my movement, and I went, ultimately, to the neurologist, and then he diagnosed me with motor neurone disease.

3. Famous for his work as a physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking lived with motor neurone disease for over 50 years.

4. I was told some years ago now, five years ago, that I'd got motor neurone disease, that it was incurable, progressive and terminal and that I should expect to live for another 18 months.