Meaning & use
degeneration
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The process of declining or deteriorating in quality, structure, or function.
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The disease causes gradual degeneration of the nerve cells.
Years of pollution led to the degeneration of the river's ecosystem.
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In medicine, "degeneration" often describes progressive tissue or organ damage, as in macular degeneration of the eye.
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