condition de dégénération

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• Degeneration — De*gen er*a tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]g[ e]n[ e]ration.] 1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. [1913 Webster] Our degeneration and apostasy. Bates.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• degeneration — [dē jen΄ər ā′shən; dijen΄ər ā′shən] n. [LL degeneratio] 1. the process of degenerating 2. a degenerate condition 3. Biol. deterioration or loss of a function or structure in the course of evolution, as in the vestigial eyes of many cave animals 4 …   English World dictionary

• condition — [[t]kəndɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ conditions, conditioning, conditioned 1) N SING: also no det, with supp If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state …   English dictionary

• degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… …   Medical dictionary

• degeneration — /di jen euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the process of degenerating. 2. the condition or state of being degenerate. 3. Pathol. a. a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds …   Universalium

• degeneration — noun a) The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. The modern cry of more liberty and less creed is a degeneration from a vertebrate to a jellyfish …   Wiktionary

• degeneration — /dədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (say duhjenuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the process of degenerating. 2. the state of being degenerate. 3. Biology reversion to a less highly organised or a simpler type. 4. Pathology a. a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses… …  

• degeneration — noun Date: 15th century 1. degenerate condition 2. a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state 3. intellectual, moral, or artistic decline …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• degeneration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Descent to a lower level or condition: atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, deterioration. See BETTER …   English dictionary for students

• degeneration — de•gen•er•a•tion [[t]dɪˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the process of degenerating 2) the condition or state of being degenerate • Etymology: 1475–85; < LL …   From formal English to slang

• Amyloid degeneration — Degeneration De*gen er*a tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]g[ e]n[ e]ration.] 1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. [1913 Webster] Our degeneration and apostasy …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English