Degenerative

Synonyms for "degenerative" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
civilizational declines

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(2 words)
cultural decaydegenerating

Related words (4)

Noun(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)

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More general

2 entries
descriptive termmedical adjective

More specific

3 entries
degenerative arthritisdegenerative disc diseasedegenerative retinopathy

Collocations

6 entries
degenerative arthritisdegenerative changesdegenerative disc diseasedegenerative diseasedegenerative myopathydegenerative retinopathy

Inflections

2 entries
more degenerativemost degenerative

Derivations

4 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

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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.

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

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