DegenerationWordNet Explorer

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noun

passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

Words in this synset: retrogression
noun

a qualitative change

noun

a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury

noun

(biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form

noun

the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

Words in this synset: devolution
noun

a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

noun

the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

noun

the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date

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