noun🔗ShareThe process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse."The degeneration of his eyesight made it difficult for him to read his textbooks. "medicineconditionprocessqualitybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure."fatty degeneration of the liver"medicinebiologyphysiologyanatomydiseaseconditionstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type."The doctor explained that the patient's vision loss was due to macular degeneration, a condition causing the gradual deterioration of the retina. "medicinebiologyorganismanatomydiseasephysiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thing that has degenerated."The old, unused computer showed signs of significant degeneration, making it unreliable. "conditionqualityprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
