SINCE 1828
Zenker's degeneration
noun
Zen·ker's degeneration
| \ˈtseŋ-kərz-, ˈzeŋ-
\
\
Medical Definition of Zenker's degeneration
: hyaline degeneration of voluntary muscles associated with severe infectious diseases (as typhoid fever)
— called also
waxy degeneration
Comments on Zenker's degeneration
What made you want to look up Zenker's degeneration? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share Zenker's degeneration
Resources for Zenker's degeneration