| NOUN | event | retrogression, degeneration | passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | retrogression, regression, regress, reversion, retroversion | returning to a former state |
| Meaning | Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form. | |
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| Synonym | degeneration | |
| Narrower | abiotrophy | A loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury |
| cataplasia | (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form | |
| Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
| Spanish | degeneración | |
| Catalan | degeneració | |
| Meaning | Returning to a former state. | |
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| Synonyms | regression, regress, reversion, retroversion | |
| Broader | reversal | A change from one state to the opposite state |
| Spanish | regresión, retroceso | |
| Catalan | regressió, retrocés | |
| Verbs | retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
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