Phrase Hound found 3 phrases and 15 compound words that contain degenerative. The most common are listed below. Open degenerative in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 3
- degenerative disc diseaseA medical condition typically associated with normal aging, and characterized by anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine.
- degenerative joint diseaseSynonym of osteoarthritis: A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.
- degenerative feedbackSynonym of negative feedback: A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other …
Compound words 15
- heredodegenerativeBoth hereditary and degenerative.
- nondegenerativeNot degenerative.
- antidegenerativePreventing degeneration.
- atherodegenerativeThat causes atherodegeneration
- axodegenerativeThat causes degeneration of axons
- cardiodegenerativeThat degenerates cardiovascular function
- cytodegenerativeRelating to, or causing cytodegeneration
- degenerativelyIn a degenerative manner.
- erythrodegenerativeRelating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
- gliodegenerativeRelating to glial degeneration