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degeneration Definition

de·gen·er·ation (dē jen′ər ās̸hən; di-)

noun

  1. the process of degenerating
  2. a degenerate condition
  3. Biol. deterioration or loss of a function or structure in the course of evolution, as in the vestigial eyes of many cave animals
  4. Med. deterioration in structure or function of cells, tissues, or organs, as in disease or aging

Etymology: LL degeneratio

degeneration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • axon: Everyone who has done these sorts of experiments in the world, agrees there is degeneration of terminal axons in PPS.
  • neuron: MND is a severe, incurable, rapidly progressive fatal degeneration of motor neurones cells which control movement.
  • neuron: The cause appears to be degeneration of motor neurons.
  • cartilage: Joint pain is often due to the degeneration of cartilage within the joint.
  • liver: Their fate was to develop degeneration of the liver and kidneys which was believed to have been caused by a form of diabetes.

Converse of object

  • age-related: Age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration ( ARMD ) is a very common cause of reduced vision in the UK.
  • relate: Age related macular degeneration, cataract, multidimensional assessment.
  • reverse: Glucosamine can also reverse joint degeneration in osteoarthritis sufferers.

Adjective modifier

  • macular: They did not have macular degeneration at the start of the study.
  • age-related: The majority of people with dry age-related macular degeneration do not suffer very severe visual loss.
  • neuronal: Again, glutamate excess can lead to neuronal degeneration.
  • retinal: Are we dealing with just a handful of disease mechanisms or are there many different routes to retinal degeneration?
  • corticobasal: The presence of alien limb syndrome pointed to the diagnosis of " Corticobasal degeneration " .
  • frontotemporal: Genetics Approximately 50 % of reported cases of frontotemporal degeneration are found to have a family history of dementia.

Noun used with modifier

  • axon: In this way, we will build up a pathway of molecular events and their regulation during the early stages of axon degeneration.
  • cartilage: In osteoarthritis these cells behave abnormally and this behavior leads to cartilage degeneration.
  • neuron: Different studies have shown that mutant SOD1 causes motor neuron degeneration by a toxic gain of function, but the mechanism is not clear.
  • lobe: It includes the specific diseases of Pick's disease and frontal lobe degeneration among others.
  • neuron: Genetic characterization of the legs at odd angles angles locus, a new mutation causing motor neuron degeneration in a gene dose dependent manner.
  • lattice: The small area of lattice degeneration in the superior temporal quadrant OS remained free of retinal breaks.

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