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degeneration

de·gen·er·a·tion [ di jènnə ráysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. worsening of condition: the process of becoming physically, morally, or mentally worse

2. medicine deterioration: a disease process that causes a gradual deterioration in the structure of a body part with a consequent loss of the ability to function

3. biology loss of function: the gradual loss of the biological function, specialization, or adaptation of a part of the body over many generations

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