Usually means: Disease causing progressive nervous system decline.
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  1. neurodegenerative: Merriam-Webster
  2. neurodegenerative: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Neurodegenerative, neurodegenerative: Wordnik
  4. neurodegenerative: Wiktionary
  5. neurodegenerative: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. neurodegenerative: Dictionary.com
  7. Neurodegenerative: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. neurodegenerative: Encyclopedia

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  1. neurodegenerative: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. neurodegenerative: Medical dictionary
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▸ adjective:  (neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.

Similar:
neurodegradative, neurogenerative, neurodegenerating, neuropathological, neuroprogressive, neurotrophic, pathoneurological, neuralgic, neurologic, neurotological, more...

Opposite:
neuroregenerative, neurorestorative, neuroreparative

Types:
Alzheimer's, dementia, Huntington's, Parkinson's, ALS, MS, more...

Phrases:
neurodegenerative diseases, Neurodegenerative disease, neurodegenerative disorder, transmissible neurodegenerative disease, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, more...

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Similar:
neurodegradative, neurogenerative, neurodegenerating, neuropathological, neuroprogressive, neurotrophic, pathoneurological, neuralgic, neurologic, neurotological, more...

Opposite:
neuroregenerative, neurorestorative, neuroreparative

Types:
Alzheimer's, dementia, Huntington's, Parkinson's, ALS, MS, more...

Phrases:
neurodegenerative diseases, Neurodegenerative disease, neurodegenerative disorder, transmissible neurodegenerative disease, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, more...



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