degeneration.

A process of becoming less functional, organized, or healthy.

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Words that belong together

• tissue degeneration
• social degeneration

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The study tracked degeneration in the damaged tissue.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.