- degenerative
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ADJ: usu ADJ nA degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
...degenerative diseases of the brain, like Alzheimer's.
English dictionary. 2008.
...degenerative diseases of the brain, like Alzheimer's.
English dictionary. 2008.
Degenerative — De*gen er*a*tive, a. Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
degenerative — index bad (inferior) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
degenerative — 1846; see DEGENERATE (Cf. degenerate) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
degenerative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a disease) characterized by progressive deterioration … English terms dictionary
degenerative — [dē jen′ər ə tiv, dijen′ər ə tiv; dē jen′ərāt΄iv, di jen′ərāt΄iv] adj. 1. of, showing, or causing degeneration 2. tending to degenerate degeneratively adv … English World dictionary
degenerative — Relating to degeneration. * * * de·gen·er·a·tive di jen ə .rāt iv, jen (ə )rət adj of, relating to, involving, or tending to cause degeneration <degenerative conditions of the nervous system (Morris Fishbein)> <degenerative changes>… … Medical dictionary
degenerative — adjective Date: circa 1846 of, relating to, involving, or causing degeneration < a degenerative disease > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dégénérative — ● dégénératif, dégénérative adjectif Relatif à la dégénérescence. (Se dit en particulier des rhumatismes dégénératifs, ou arthroses.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
degenerative — adj. Degenerative is used with these nouns: ↑arthritis, ↑condition, ↑disease, ↑illness … Collocations dictionary
degenerative — de|gen|e|ra|tive [dıˈdʒenərətıv] adj a degenerative illness gradually gets worse and cannot be stopped →↑progressive … Dictionary of contemporary English