degenerative
/dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv
/adjective
1(Of a disease) characterized by progressive deterioration and loss of function in the organs or tissues.The embryonic stem cells could then be used in transplantation therapy in patients with degenerative diseases of other tissues....
- Ataxia telangiectasia is a progressive degenerative disease that involves a large number of major body systems.
- This damage impairs the immune system, leading to infections, cancer, or degenerative diseases such as heart disease.
1.1Of or tending to decline and deterioration: the young generation had fallen into a degenerative backslide...
- What we see speaks volumes on our degenerative state of affairs.
- This is a degenerative situation and once started, the dominoes start falling and the entire defensive infrastructure collapses.
- I think the terms ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ are simply degenerative.
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