degenerative

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degenerative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Degenerative \De*gen"er*a*tive\, a.
     Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
     [1913 Webster]

degenerative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  degenerative
      adj 1: (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs
             and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative
             diseases of old age"