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"degenerative diseases of old age"adjective(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
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- dystrophy any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
- prion (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
- chorea any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
- wernicke's encephalopathy inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism
- pyknosis a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
- parkinson's disease a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
- foot rot contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
- parkinson's syndrome a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
- shaking palsy a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
- eburnation a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory