Synonyms for degenerative
dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪvde·gen·er·a·tive

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1. degenerativeadjective

   (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function

   "degenerative diseases of old age"

   Antonyms:
   acute

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1. List of paraphrases for "degenerative":

   neurodegenerative, degeneration

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1. Chief Executive George Scangos:

   If the Alzheimer's thing works, then we're not just an MS company. We are broadly focused on neuro-degenerative diseases.

2. Vitamin D:

   Aging is a progressive, degenerative process tightly integrated with inflammation. A number of theories have been developed that attempt to define the role of chronic inflammation in aging.

3. Jason Frizzell:

   It is a degenerative brain disease, in virtually all cases, there is a gradual decline in a person's abilities over time.

4. Natalie Wood:

   I literally live in pain 24/7, it’s degenerative and there’s nothing that at my stage that can be done … Unfortunately, I lived with it for a very long time and I just kept my mouth shut, which is probably not the smartest thing to do. So now I ’m dealing with it on both knees. I’ve been told I have absolutely no cartiidge left on my neck. My hands are a nightmare. And I ’m just waiting to see what else starts hurting at this point … Unfortunately, there’s just nothing that can be done about that. I ’m just trying to deal with it the best I can. You take your high blood pressure medicine, a lot of vitamins, and hope for the best.

5. Sheryl Ruettgers:

   My neurological symptoms have left me barely able to function some days, and the internal tremors create a type of fatigue that I have never experienced before, i am unable to fully participate in the activities I enjoyed before being vaccinated. My life has been negatively altered as a result of my vaccine. Will I get better? Will I develop Parkinson’s or MS or ALS or another neuro-degenerative disease? I don't know, and my doctors can’t tell me if they know. So what do I want? I want our neurological injuries to be recognized and acknowledged by the CDC and the FDA.