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degenerative diseaseA medical condition that causes tissues or organs to deteriorate progressively over time

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A medical condition that causes tissues or organs to deteriorate progressively over time

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈdʒenərətɪv dɪˈziːz/

Korean meaning: 시간이 지남에 따라 조직이나 장기가 점진적으로 악화되는 질병

Korean pronunciation: 디**제**너러티브 디**지**즈

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather's degenerative disease made him forget where he put his dentures... again.
  • The doctor explained that arthritis is a degenerative disease that affects millions worldwide.
  • Early diagnosis of degenerative diseases can help slow their progression significantly.

degenerative disease

NOUN

//dɪˈdʒenərətɪv dɪˈziːz//

A medical condition that causes tissues or organs to deteriorate progressively over time

degenerative disease concept
💡 Concept

A medical condition that causes tissues or organs to deteriorate progressively over time

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degenerative disease rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Fighting degenerative disease through cooperative care and operative skill!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv dɪˈziːz/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv dɪˈziːz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootgener
Suffix--ative

Origin

라틴어 'degenerare'(품질이 떨어지다)에서 유래. 'de-'(아래로, 반대로) + 'generare'(생성하다)가 결합되어 '생성의 반대', 즉 '퇴화'를 의미하게 됨

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🎵Rhyme

operativecooperativecomparative
operative
cooperative
comparative

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather's degenerative disease made him forget where he put his dentures... again.

The doctor explained that arthritis is a degenerative disease that affects millions worldwide.

Early diagnosis of degenerative diseases can help slow their progression significantly.

😄 Fun example

She jokes that her memory loss isn't a degenerative disease, just 'selective hearing' for chores.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

progressive disorderdeteriorating conditionchronic diseasewasting disease

Antonyms

regenerative therapyhealing processrecovery

Related

neurodegenerationatrophydeteriorationprogressivechronicpathology