Degenerative Definition & Meaning
degenerative
- adjective
- (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
Words that rhyme with degenerative
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- What does degenerative mean?
- (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
- What part of speech is degenerative?
- Degenerative is an adjective.