degenerative_disorder (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *degenerative disorder*:
NOUN	state	degenerative disorder	condition leading to progressive loss of function

English > *degenerative disorder*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Condition leading to progressive loss of function.
Narrower	chorea	Any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
	demyelination	Loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
	dystrophy	Any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
	multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis	A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
	paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy	A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Broader	disorder, upset	A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal / normal functioning

HyperDic: degenerative_disorder