Definition of neurodegenerative
: relating to or marked by degeneration of nervous tissue
adjective
neu·ro·de·gen·er·a·tive
\
ˌnu̇r-ō-di-ˈje-nə-rə-tiv
,
-ˈjen-rə-
;
-ˈje-nə-ˌrā-
;
-dē-
,
ˌnyu̇r-
\
Updated on: 16 Apr 2018
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The board suggested making the medicine available to patients suffering from terminal illness, neurodegenerative diseases, and spinal-cord damage.
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After all, multiple sclerosis is considered an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease, not one caused by a lack of blood flow through veins.
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Safeguard your mind: The high levels of antioxidants in apples may protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and maintain brain performance.
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Parkinson’s disease is a type of neurodegenerative disorder.
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As Hawking’s mind kept coming up with new ideas, his body was slowly withering — a result of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, with which he had been diagnosed with at age 21.
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Hawking lived with the physical effects of this neurodegenerative disease for more than half a century.
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Hawking’s cause of death was likely amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that wears away at nerve and muscle function over time.
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The neurodegenerative disease slowly puts the nerves that work to trigger voluntary muscle movement out of working order.
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