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neurodegeneration

noun

Etymology

From neuro- + degeneration.

  1. derived from dēgenerātiō
  2. derived from dégénération
  3. prefixed as neurodegeneration — “neuro + degeneration”

Definitions

  1. The degeneration (and death) of neurons.

    • Although conventional MRI cannot establish the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques are making it possible to study these processes in vivo.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for neurodegeneration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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