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| amyloid |
a result of the degeneration of body tissue, occurring in the form of a hard waxy protein deposit. [1/3 definitions] |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
a disease that causes loss of control in muscle movement because of the degeneration of nerve cells; Lou Gehrig's disease. |
| atherosclerosis |
a form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of fatty nodules collect on the inner walls of arteries, often accompanied by degeneration of the affected areas. |
| atrophy |
any degeneration or wasting away. [1/4 definitions] |
| cancer |
any of various diseases characterized by malignant tumors or other tissue degeneration that can spread locally or through the lymph or blood systems. [1/5 definitions] |
| cataplasia |
degeneration of cells or tissue. |
| degenerative |
of, exhibiting, or promoting degeneration. |
| devolution |
biological degeneration. [1/4 definitions] |
| entropy |
loosely, decline or degeneration. [1/3 definitions] |
| muscular dystrophy |
a noncontagious disease of unknown origin that causes progressive degeneration of the muscles. |
| neurodegenerative |
pertaining to or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system. |
| retrograde |
returning to a more primitive or inferior condition; showing degeneration; deteriorating. [1/4 definitions] |
| rot |
the process of rotting; decomposition or degeneration. [1/12 definitions] |
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