Synonyms for degenerative
dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪvde·gen·er·a·tive

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1. degenerativeadjective

   (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function

   "degenerative diseases of old age"

   Antonyms:
   acute

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1. List of paraphrases for "degenerative":

   neurodegenerative, degeneration

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1. Chief Executive George Scangos:

   I hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.

2. Sheryl Ruettgers:

   My neurological symptoms have left me barely able to function some days, and the internal tremors create a type of fatigue that I have never experienced before, i am unable to fully participate in the activities I enjoyed before being vaccinated. My life has been negatively altered as a result of my vaccine. Will I get better? Will I develop Parkinson’s or MS or ALS or another neuro-degenerative disease? I don't know, and my doctors can’t tell me if they know. So what do I want? I want our neurological injuries to be recognized and acknowledged by the CDC and the FDA.

3. Son Gavin:

   To me, that was kind of like his third time dying because he passed when he started to get the dementia, when we found out about the ALS and it was even more rapid and degenerative and we knew eventually Son Gavin heart or lungs would go, it was like Son Gavin died again, because now the clock was ticking. Then when Son Gavin eventually passed, it was stunning.

4. Jason Frizzell:

   It is a degenerative brain disease, in virtually all cases, there is a gradual decline in a person's abilities over time.

5. Vitamin D:

   Aging is a progressive, degenerative process tightly integrated with inflammation. A number of theories have been developed that attempt to define the role of chronic inflammation in aging.