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degenerative Definition

de·gen·er·ative (dē jen′ər ə tiv, di-; -āt′iv)

adjective

  1. of, showing, or causing degeneration
  2. tending to degenerate

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degenerative Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • disease: Thus Garlic helps prevent a range of degenerative diseases.
  • arthritis: With 10 million or more people with arthritis, the majority of them will have degenerative arthritis.
  • disorder: The research, to be published in the journal Current Biology, could explain why more men than women develop the degenerative disorder.
  • dementia: A large longitudinal study of PET scanning in degenerative dementias has recently commenced at the WBIC.
  • illness: She was suffering from a degenerative illness which resulted in creeping paralysis.
  • condition: Her degenerative condition means she cannot walk or talk.

Modifying Another Word

  • progressively: All these are progressively degenerative diseases of the central nervous system that prove ultimately fatal.