degeneration
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6.7
- noun
- /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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degeneración
- The process of plaque formation is thought to cause degeneration of nearby neurons.
So it's a muscle wasting disease involving degeneration of the neurons that innervate those muscles.
- So it's a muscle wasting disease involving degeneration of the neurons that innervate those muscles.
- There was this clinic in Florida a few years ago was touting stem cell therapies for macular degeneration.
- But if you're eating vegetable oils, they actually give you a four times greater risk of macular degeneration.
- And there's two forms of macular degeneration, but they both end up targeting the same part, the same part of the retina.
- There is a chapter on Alzheimer's and northern degeneration and chapter on cancer.
Examples
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Patients who have age-related macular degeneration lose their central vision.
Academic text (2003) -
It's often a symptom of nerve cell degeneration.
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What type of degeneration or changes are delayed or reversed in the brain?
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This causes degeneration of the brain and the body loses its functions.
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We talked about your vision and the diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration during your last visit.
Academic text (2007) -
ALD is an inborn error of metabolism that causes a degeneration of the brain.
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Functioning parathyroid cysts are thought to result from the degeneration of an adenoma.
Academic text (1995) -
Degenerative ocular changes, such as macular degeneration and cataracts, decrease visual acuity and contribute to instability.
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The central pathology of PD is the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic cells of the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia.
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The degeneration of the coral reef has led to a decline in marine biodiversity.
Synonyms
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4.5
The gradual loss of strength or good condition over time
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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5.3
Breaking dead plants and animals into simpler material by bacteria and fungi
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
A process when an animal or plant becomes simpler and loses complex parts
A process in which cells that had a special job lose that job and become more basic
A slow change that makes something worse
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
Loss of central vision when the part of the eye that sees fine detail gets weak
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5.1
A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision
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A rare inherited disease where copper builds up and harms the liver and brain
Surface Forms
Morphology
degeneration = degenerate (semi-transparent) = degenerate + ion
Standard noun formation from 'degenerate' using '-ion'.
Etymology
Degeneration comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and gen-, the same root in gene and generate, meaning 'birth' or 'kind'. So in biology it describes parts becoming simpler or returning to an older, less complex form.