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Lou Gehrig's disease

(lo̵̅o̅ gerigz)

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Origin: after (Henry) Lou(is) Gehrig (1903-41), U.S. baseball player who died of the disease

See Lou Gehrig's disease in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Origin: After Henry Louis (“Lou”) Gehrig

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