degenerative condition

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meaningsofdegenerativeandcondition

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degenerative
adjective
uk
/dɪˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/us
/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rə.t̬ɪv/
A degenerative illness is one in which the body or a part of the body gradually ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofdegenerativeandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is a stifling, unhappy anddegenerativecondition.
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Cervical spondylosis is a commondegenerativeconditionwhich cannot result solely from an industrial injury and cannot be easily attributable to employment.
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It is true that the current definition in the legislation of severe mental impairment does not include people suffering from a disease ordegenerativecondition.
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One of my colleagues had the enormously distressing experience of seeing two children die of a severedegenerativecondition.
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They might, for example, reveal that a child has not long to live, or is suffering from adegenerativecondition.
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A life-limiting condition is defined as a progressivedegenerativeconditionthat is likely to lead to premature death; for instance, cystic fibrosis or muscular dystrophy.
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After all, dementia, as we have heard, is a complex,degenerativeconditionwhich involves many expensive types of support.
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I recall several cases that have come to my attention recently, such as the wheelchair-bound person in his mid-forties who had adegenerativecondition.
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That is adegenerativecondition.
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Fluctuations in the level of mental functioning may occur during the natural progression of thedegenerativeconditionand may also occur if the person develops an additional illness.
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They are for old people with some incurabledegenerativeconditionand who are more or less bedridden and need simple nursing rather than continuous medical treatment.
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Parkinson's is a long-termdegenerativecondition.
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She continued teaching her courses even after progression of adegenerativeconditionhad weakened her speaking voice and use of her hands.
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He was born with muscular dystrophy, adegenerativeconditionthat means he requires the use of a wheelchair.
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However, he spent most of the 2006 season on injured reserve after undergoing right knee surgery for adegenerativecondition.
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It occurs due to weakening of outer layer of eye (cornea or sclera) by an inflammatory ordegenerativecondition.
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Recovery tends to be better in individuals with a single focal injury (such as stroke or a benign tumour), compared to those who have a neurologicaldegenerativecondition.
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It confronts terminal, chronic and degenerative conditions, and deals with both essential and high-technology care.
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The respondents cited the onset of dementia and similar degenerative conditions as barriers to the exercise of legal rights.
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