Degenerative

"Degenerative" in a Sentence (2 examples)

For a while now, researchers have boasted the health benefits of red wine, including a lower risk of heart disease and degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. In which case, drinking a glass of wine a day seems harmless, even beneficial. But a team of researchers from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have busted our wine-infused bubble, finding that just that one glass can increase the risk of breast cancer.

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joints in which the normal cartilage cushion in the joints breaks down.

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