/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of lou gehrig's disease Find synonyms for: Noun1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease, sclerosis, indurationusage: 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 limbsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language