Related Words for degeneration

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Word	Syllables	Categories
degeneracy	x/xxx	Noun, Noun
retrogression	/x/x	Noun, Noun
degenerating	x/xxx	Verb
degenerative	x/xxx	Adjective
deterioration	x/xxxx	Noun
degradation	xx/x	Noun
disintegration	xxx/x	Noun
atrophy	/xx	Noun
ossification	xxx/x	Noun
macular	/xx	Adjective, Verb
decay	x/	Noun
destruction	x/x	Noun
neurodegeneration	/xxxx/x	Noun
disease	x/	Noun
necrosis	x/x	Noun
progression	x/x	Noun
dislocation	x//x	Noun
ruination	/x/x	Noun
deformity	x/xx	Noun
calcification	/xx/x	Noun
involution	xx/x	Noun
inflammation	xx/x	Noun
demoralization	xxxx/x	Noun
diminishment	x/xx	Noun
stagnation	x/x	Noun
senility	x/xx	Noun
neuronal	/xx	Noun, Verb
pathology	x/xx	Noun
putrefaction	/x/x	Noun
ageing	/x	Noun
demyelination	//x/x	Noun
destabilization	xxxx/x	Noun
derangement	x/x	Noun
deformation	xx/x	Noun
obliteration	xxx/x	Noun
dysfunction	x/x	Noun
ankylosis	/x/x	Noun
blindness	/x	Noun
erosion	x/x	Noun
instability	xx/xx	Noun
maturation	xx/x	Noun
retardation	xx/x	Noun
disorder	x/x	Noun
neurodegenerative	/xx/xxx	Adjective
regeneration	x/x/x	Noun
depletion	x/x	Noun
debility	x/xx	Noun
dissipation	xx/x	Noun
pathological	xx/xx	Adjective
worsening	/xx	Verb
corruption	x/x	Noun
diminution	xx/x	Noun
senescence	x/x	Noun
collapse	x/	Noun
weakening	/xx	Noun
chronicity	x/xx	Noun
irreversible	xx/xx	Adjective
apoptosis	xx/x	Noun
herniation	/xxx	Noun
evolution	xx/x	Noun
arthropathy	/xxx	Noun
paralysis	x/xx	Noun
desiccation	xx/x	Noun
rupture	/x	Noun
disorganization	xxxx/x	Noun
impairment	x/x	Noun
abnormality	xx/xx	Noun
decadence	/xx	Noun
myelopathy	/x/xx	Noun
underdevelopment	xxx/xx	Noun
backwardness	/xx	Noun
axonal	/xx	Noun, Verb, Adjective
deafness	/x	Noun
feebleness	/xx	Noun
decline	x/	Noun
implosion	x/x	Noun
retinal	/xx	Noun
neurological	xx/xx	Adjective
depopulation	xxx/x	Noun
sclerosis	x/x	Noun
amelioration	xxx/x	Noun
depravity	x/xx	Noun
obsolescence	xx/x	Noun
wastage	/x	Noun
depreciation	xxx/x	Noun
disrepair	xx/	Noun
illness	/x	Noun
dismemberment	x/xx	Noun
deprivation	xx/x	Noun
weakness	/x	Noun
craziness	/xx	Noun
disfigurement	x/xx	Noun
subacute	/x/	Verb
ballooning	x/x	Verb
pigmentary	/xxx	Verb, Adjective
photoreceptor	xxx/x	Verb
senile	/x	Verb
disc	/	Verb
frontotemporal	/x/xx	Adjective
fibroid	/x	Noun
neurofibrillary	xxxxxx	Adjective
hyaline	xxx	Verb
vacuolar	/x/x	Adjective
cartilage	/xx	Verb
facet	/x	Verb
anoxia	x/xx	Noun
arteriosclerosis	xxxxx/x	Noun
blockage	/x	Noun
damage	/x	Noun, Verb
degraded	x/x	Adjective
edema	x/x	Noun
hypoperfusion	x/x/x	Noun
infiltration	xx/x	Noun
ingrowth	/x	Noun
loss	/	Noun, Verb
opacification	x/xx/x	Noun
reversion	x/x	Noun
wasting	/x	Noun, Adjective
die	/	Verb, Noun
bulletproof	/xx	Adjective, Verb
fall	/	Verb, Noun
gloss	/	Noun, Verb
off	/	Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater	/xx	Noun, Verb