neurodegenerative
adjective
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| \ 藢nu虈r-艒-di-藞je-n蓹-r蓹-tiv
, -藞jen-r蓹-; -藞je-n蓹-藢r膩-; -d膿-, 藢nyu虈r-\
, -藞jen-r蓹-; -藞je-n蓹-藢r膩-; -d膿-, 藢nyu虈r-\
Definition of neurodegenerative
: relating to or marked by degeneration of nervous tissue
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Some neurodegenerative disorders linger for years; others, such as prion disorders, can progress quickly. — Bret Stetka, Scientific American, "Antisense Drugs for Huntington鈥檚, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain Treatments," 15 Aug. 2019 Both of us are physician-scientists who have studied Alzheimer鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases for many decades. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Here鈥檚 what we know about blood tests for Alzheimer鈥檚," 10 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile the antioxidant quercetin has been shown to combat both acute and chronic inflammation, and protect against neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, "4 Health Benefits of Corn," 12 Aug. 2019 Late in life, Buoniconti battled a devastating and untreatable neurodegenerative disease that was most likely CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). — Los Angeles Times, "Nick Buoniconti, former Miami Dolphin great and Hall of Fame linebacker, dies at 78," 31 July 2019 Freelon was diagnosed with ALS, or, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, six months before the Smithsonian institution opened on the national mall in fall of 2016. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Phil Freelon, architect of National Museum of African-American History and Culture, dies," 9 July 2019 Another letter, from Genevieve Fleischman of Fort Myers, said recurring stem cell treatments have resulted in improvements for a friend with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "Save our stem cells, patients ask judge in FDA case," 9 July 2019 But repeatedly filling drug-development pipelines with agents that act on the same handful of CNS targets has done little to help patients with neurodegenerative diseases. — Amar Dhand, STAT, "It鈥檚 time to find new targets for brain diseases instead of just pursuing old ones," 26 June 2019 Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain and results in the progressive loss of coordination and movement. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen announces he has Parkinson's disease," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neurodegenerative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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neurodegenerative
adjective
neu路ro路de路gen路er路a路tive
| \ -di-藞jen-蓹-藢r膩t-iv, -di-藞jen-(蓹-)r蓹t-
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Medical Definition of neurodegenerative
: relating to or characterized by degeneration of nervous tissue
Other Words from neurodegenerative
neurodegeneration
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