Instructions: Identify each of the following definitions as a synonym definition, class definition, or definition by negation. Select the letter of the correct answer. Lou Gehrig s disease is a progressive, terminal illness characterized by deterioration of the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement.
A) synonym definition
B) class definition
C) definition by negation

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The definition given identifies what class or category Lou Gehrig's disease belongs to - that of progressive, terminal illnesses characterized by deterioration of nerve cells controlling voluntary muscle movement. It is not a synonym definition because it does not provide an equivalent term for Lou Gehrig's disease, and it is not a definition by negation because it does not define something by stating what it is not. The definition is a class definition because it is defining Lou Gehrig's disease as a member of a specific category of illnesses that are progressive, terminal, and characterized by deterioration of nerve cells controlling voluntary muscle movement.

Instructions: Identify Each of the Following Definitions as a Synonym