ALS

Definition: ALS

ALS

Noun

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.

Date "ALS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Note: Als \Als\, adverb 1. Also. [Obsolete]. (references)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALS	Dutch	Anti-lymphocytenserum	N/A
ALS	English	Advanced low-power Schottky	N/A
ALS	French	Armée du Liban sud	N/A
ALS	German	Anti-Lymphozytenserum	Medicine
ALS	Italian	Dispositivo luminoso d'avvicinamento	Transportation
ALARA	Dutch	Zo laag als redelijkerwijs mogelijk	Nuclear Energy & Physics, Environment
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: ALS

Synonym: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Knowledge	Phrase: one's eyes being opened; (disclosure); ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner; empta dolore docet experientia;gr/gnothi seauton/gr "half our knowledge we must snatch not take"; Jahre lehren mehr als Bucher; "knowledge comes but wisdom lingers"; "knowledge is power"; les affaires font les hommes; nec scire fas est omnia; "the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds"; was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: ALS

English words defined with "ALS": Ferrumination. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ALS": Algrind ♦ Bird in the hand ♦ Central Population Registers Office, classical diffusion, collisional diffusion ♦ Dutch Interchurch Aid ♦ Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction ♦ Riluzole. (references)

Etymologies containing "ALS": As. (references)

Non-English Usage: "ALS" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (that), Dutch (as, as if, as though, how, if, in a way, like, nearly, provided that, such a, such as, what a, when), Flemish (as), German (as, as if, except, for, how, inasmuch, like, once, qua, such as, than, when).

Domain	Title
Books	ALS Microsoft Windows XP Professional (reference) Die Zweite Lehre: Erscheinungen Des Auferstandenen Als Rahmenerzahlungen Fruhchristlicher Dialoge (reference) Mauscheln: Ein Wort Als Waffe (reference) Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy & Als (Dr. Donsbach Tells You What You Need to Know About) (reference) Pons: Basisworterbuch Deutsch Als Fremdsprache (reference) (more book examples)

High Tech	ALS A+ CERTIFICATION THIRD (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Joh. Gelle, Der Artz als Engel. / [Johann Gelle]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		J. Gelle, Der Artz als Mensch. / [Johann Gelle]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Cecilia Cooledge, die zweite im Eiskunstlauf, galt als die "Grose Gefahr" für Sonja Henie und rechtfertigte diesen Ruf. Credit: Library of Congress.		Die deutsche Olympia-Mannschaft marschierte als letzte Abordnung in das Stadion ein. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Japanese-American volunteers. First man to have applied for voluntary induction at local board 2, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii when formation of the AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] combat regiment was announced, Tatsuo Truruda, twenty-four, of Kealia was als. Credit: Library of Congress.		Sozialkunde als Anschauungsunterricht : Lebensinteressen contra Profitinteressen. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Kurt Schwitters getarnt als Kassierer, der sich verspatet hat und zur Arbeit eilt, bei einem seiner letzten Bankuberfalle. Credit: Library of Congress.		Franco, du fliegst hoher als Blanco. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Der osterreichische Weg : Hand aufs Herz : den meisten von uns gehts doch besser als je zuvor. Credit: Library of Congress.		Wohnen, das soll mehr sein, als vier Wande und ein Dach uber den Kopf -- Erhard Busek. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	Nothing is worse than active ignorance. (Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine t"tige Unwissenheit.)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		About 5 to 10 percent of all ALS cases are inherited. (references)
		Potential therapies for ALS are being investigated in animal models. (references)
		However, about 10 percent of ALS patients survive for 10 or more years. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"ALS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 44.44% of the time. "ALS" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	44.44%	16	87,710
Unclassified Items	33.33%	12	101,599
Noun (plural)	22.22%	8	124,375
Total	100.00%	36	N/A

Expression using "ALS": jahre lehren mehr als Bucher. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "ALS": Oy-als.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "ALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		experimenteel onderzoek naar de onderdrukking van de transplantatiereaktie d.m.v. Antilymfocytenserum (experimental approaches to the immunosuppression of homograft reaction by ALS). (various references)

Pig Latin		alsay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ALS": alsike, alsikes, also. (additional references)
	Words ending with "ALS": aals, abettals, abnormals, aboriginals, abuttals, accidentals, accruals, accusals, acetals, acquittals, admirals, adrenals, adverbials, advertorials, aerials, agrichemicals, agrochemicals, allheals, alluvials, ambisexuals, ammonals, amobarbitals, animals, annals, anneals, annuals, antibacterials, anticlericals, anticolonials, antifungals, antiliberals, antimalarials, antimicrobials, antimonials, antiphonals, antipodals, apicals, appals, appeals, appraisals, approvals, argals, armorials, arousals, arrayals, arrivals, arsenals, arsenicals, arterials, astragals, astrals. (additional references)
	Words containing "ALS": balsa, balsam, balsamed, balsamic, balsaming, balsams, balsas, cardinalship, cardinalships, coalsack, coalsacks, coalshed, coalsheds, false, falsehood, falsehoods, falsely, falseness, falsenesses, falser, falsest, falsetto, falsettos, falsework, falseworks, falsie, falsies, falsifiabilities, falsifiability, falsifiable, falsification, falsifications, falsified, falsifier, falsifiers, falsifies, falsify, falsifying, falsities, falsity, generalship, generalships, marshalship, marshalships, metalsmith, metalsmiths, palsgrave, palsgraves, palship, palships, palsied. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "ALS" (pronounced a"lz)
3	a" l z	canals, gals, locales, Morales, pals, rationales.
2	-l z	Abeles, ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, aerosols, agrochemicals, ails, airfoils, aisles, ales, alls, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, anthills, apostles, appalls, appeals, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assails, assembles, audiophiles, australs, automobiles, axles, consoles, constables, continentals, controls, convertibles, cools, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, bails, bales, balls, balmorals, bankrolls, barbells, barbels, barnacles, barrels, baseballs, basketballs, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befalls, befuddles, belittles, belles, bells, bels, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, biles, bills, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, boils, boles, bolls, bombshells, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, bowls, Brailles, brambles, brawls, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bulls, bundles, burials, bushels, buttonholes, cables, calls, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, Carles, carls, carnivals, carols, cartels, cartwheels, castles, casuals, catcalls, cathedrals, cells, cels, cereals, channels, charcoals, chemicals, Chiles, chills, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, coals, coattails, cocktails, coils, Coles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, compels, compiles.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: las, sal.
	Words within the letters "a-l-s"
	-1 letter: al, as, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-l-s"
	+1 letter: aals, ails, alas, albs, ales, alls, alms, alps, also, alts, awls, bals, dals, gals, labs, lacs, lads, lags, lams, laps, lars, lase, lash, lass, last, lats, lavs, laws, lays, leas, pals, sail, sale, sall, salp, sals, salt, saul, seal, sial, slab, slag, slam, slap, slat, slaw, slay, sola.
	+2 letters: ables, acyls, aisle, alans, albas, alecs, alefs, alfas, algas, alias, alifs, alist, almas, almes, aloes, altos, alums, amyls, anils, anlas, arils, arles, aryls, asyla, atlas, awols, axels, axils, axles, baals, bails, balas, balds, bales, balks, balls, balms, balsa, basal, basil, bawls, blabs, blahs, blams, blase, blast, blats, blaws, bolas, calfs, calks, calls, calms, calos, carls, cauls, clads, clags, clams, clans, claps, clash, clasp, class, clast, claws, clays, coals, colas, dahls, dales, deals, dhals, dials, duals, earls, easel, elans, fails, falls, false, farls, flabs, flags, flams, flans, flaps, flash, flask, flats, flaws, flays, fleas, foals, galas, gales, galls, gaols, glads, glans, glass, glias, goals, hails, hales, halls, halms, halos, halts, harls, hauls, heals, hulas, hylas, jails, jarls, kails, kales, kolas, laces, lacks, lades, laics, lairs, lakes, lakhs, lalls, lamas, lambs, lames, lamps, lands, lanes, lapis, lapse, lards, lares, laris, larks, lased, laser, lases, lasso, lasts, laths, lauds, lavas, laves, lawns, lazes, leads, leafs, leaks, leans, leaps, lears, lease, leash, least, liars, limas, liras, litas, loads, loafs, loams, loans, lotas, luaus, lunas, lyase, lyssa, mails, males, malls, malms, malts, marls, mauls, meals, molas, nails, nasal, ollas, opals, orals, ovals, pails, pales, palls, palms, palps, palsy, pawls, peals, plans, plash, plasm, plats, plays, pleas, psalm, rails, rales, reals, rials, sable, sadly, sails, salad, salal, salep, sales, salic, sally, salmi, salol, salon, salpa, salps, salsa, salts, salty, salve, salvo, sauls, sault, scald, scale, scall, scalp, scaly, seals, selah, selva, sepal, seral, setal, shale, shall, shalt, shaly, shaul, shawl, sheal, shoal, sials, silva, sisal, skald, skoal, slabs, slack, slags, slain, slake, slams, slang, slank, slant, slaps, slash, slate, slats, slaty, slave, slaws, slays, small, smalt, snail, snarl, solan, solar, spail, spale, spall, splat, splay, stale, stalk, stall, steal, stela, sulfa, sural, swail, swale, sylva, taels, tails, talas, talcs, tales, talks, talus, teals, tesla, tolas, ulans, ulnas, ulvas, usual, vails, vales, valse, vasal, veals, vials, wails, wales, walks, walls, wauls, wawls, weals, yawls, zeals.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
als	2,791	als 120	27
als scan	1,472	als auto	25
als disease	153	als garden	25
big als	147	big als peoria	24
als symptom	146	als diamond	24
als garden art	133	als tom watson	24
als formal wear	129	als auto.com	22
als angel	116	als foundation	22
als 4000	97	big als aquarium	22
als scan password	82	als discount furniture	20
als cabaret diamond	80	als farm toy	19
als fastball	55	als fastpitch	19
als 100	51	als varmint	18
als craft wood	35	big als online	17
4000 als driver	33	als goods sporting	17
als association	33	als fastball list	17
100 als driver	30	als big fish	17
als jana	28	als free scan	17
als bruce edwards	28	als research	16
als jana scan	27	als treatment	16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

ALS

Definition: ALS

ALS

Noun

Abbreviations & Acronyms: ALS

ALS

ALS

ALS

ALS

ALS

Synonym: ALS

Synonyms within Context: ALS

Knowledge

Crosswords: ALS

Modern Usage: ALS

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: ALS

Books

High Tech

Photo Album: ALS

Familiar Quotations: ALS

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Non-Fiction Usage: ALS

Usage Frequency: ALS

Expression: ALS

Frequency of Internet Keywords: ALS

Modern Translation: ALS

Dutch

Pig Latin

Derivations: ALS

Derivations

Rhyming with "ALS"

Anagrams: ALS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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