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Definition of degenerative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

degenerative

adjective

/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv/

/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv/

(specialist)

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(of an illness) getting or likely to get worse as time passes
- degenerative diseases such as arthritis
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Degenerative is used with these nouns:
arthritis
condition
disease
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