Degenerative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by degeneration: a degenerative disease.
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  • adj. Characterized by or causing degeneration.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Tending to degenerate; of the nature of degeneration.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
    • Equivalent
    chronic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    retrogressive    declinatory    backward   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    generative   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    psychosomatic    autoimmune    neurodegenerative    cardiovascular    neurological    debilitate    age-related    gastrointestinal    aortic    rheumatoid   
     
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