DEGENERATIVE DISORDER Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase degenerative disorder. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase degenerative disorder. (close relations)

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	atrophy				nounn
	noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy
	debilitation				nounn
	noun • serious weakening and loss of energy
	decay				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition
	decline				verb, nounv, n
	noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
	degeneration				nounn
	noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
	deterioration				nounn
	noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state
	disintegration				nounn
	noun • in a decomposed state • a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system • separation into component parts • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation • total destruction
	impairment				nounn
	noun • the occurrence of a change for the worse • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality • the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
	regression				nounn
	noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state
	weakening				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • becoming weaker • the act of reducing the strength of something adjective satellite • causing debilitation • moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

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