Degenerative

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 — [[t]dɪʤe̱nərətɪv[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses. ...degenerative diseases of the brain, like Alzheimer s …   English 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