Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
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Degeneration
Synonyms for "degeneration" (176 found)
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abandonabandonmentabjectionabout faceabout-faceaccommodationadaptationadjustmentalterationameliorationapostasyatrophybettermentbreakchangechange of heartchangeablenessclosed loopclosed sequencecomedown
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constructive changecontinuityconversioncorruptednesscorruptioncorruptnesscurrent-control circuitdebasement
Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
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decadencedecadencydeclensiondeclinationdeclinedefectiondeformationdegeneracydegeneratenessdegenerative changedegradationdemoralizationdemotiondepravationdepravednessdepravitydepreciationderogationdescentdesertion
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Noun(14 words)
decadencedecadencydecaydecayingdeclinedecrepitudedegeneracydegenerative diseasedegenerative disorderdepravingdeteriorationdevolutiondownhilldysgenics
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Noun(13 words)
ebbeffetenessfadingfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfalling-offfeedbackfittingflip flopflip-flopflip-flop circuitgradual changeimprovementimpurityinvolutionlapseloss of tonemelioration
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mitigationmodificationmodulationmoral pollutionmoral turpitudeoverthrowperversionpositive feedbackprocess loopprofligacyqualificationquality loopradical changere creationre-creationrealignmentredesignreformreformationregressionrelapseremakingrenewalrenunciationreprobacyreshapingrestructuringretrocessionretrogradationretrogressionreversalreversed feedbackrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrottennessruinshiftslippageslumpsudden changeswitchtotal changetransitiontreasonturnturnaboutturpitudeupheavalvariationvarietyviolent changewaneworsening
Adjective(1 words)
long term degradation
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8 entriesParkinson diseasebone degenerationcartilage degenerationeconomic degenerationmoral degenerationnerve degenerationosteoarthritisretinal degeneration
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6 entriesbone degenerationcartilage degenerationeconomic degenerationmoral degenerationnerve degenerationretinal degeneration
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3 entriesSample sentences
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With the deteriorating ethos, even seemingly trivial matters have caused a further degeneration of the situation.
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In the deteriorating atmosphere, even seemingly trivial matters have caused a further degeneration of the situation.
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Macular degeneration primarily affects Caucasian people, usually those with light colored eyes.
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