Degeneration Synonyms

dĭ-jĕnə-rāshən
Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. retrogression

Words Related to Degeneration

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. better
  2. degenerative-disease
  3. degenerative
  4. demyelination
  5. wallerian
  6. cystoid
  7. atherosclerosis

Degeneration Sentence Examples

  • So, too, degeneration is not to be lightly assumed as the explanation of a simplicity of structure.

  • The variety of special developments of structure accompanying the atrophy of typical organs in the Opisthobranchia and general degeneration of organization is very great.

  • A survey of the vegetable kingdom indicates that evolution has proceeded, on the whole, from the simple to the complex; at the same time, as has been already mentioned, evidence of reduction or degeneration in common.

  • People with night blindness, macular degeneration and cataracts may find benefits in taking zinc as a supplement.

  • Careful annual selection by hand of the best seed is the only way to prevent degeneration.

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