adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a degenerative disease (= that gradually gets worse )
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She was suffering from a degenerative disease that confined her to a wheelchair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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disease
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The new discipline thus has the capacity to lead the way to breakthroughs in the treatment of any number of degenerative diseases .
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Her problem was arthritis and degenerative diseases of the heart.
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All these are degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.
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The abnormal proteins produced by these degenerative diseases are relatively indigestible, so they build up in the lysosome.
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They are known, collectively, as degenerative diseases .
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These degenerative diseases - spongiform encephalopathies - have been linked to the production of abnormal proteins in the brain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All these are degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.
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But it did not work at all well for the degenerative diseases such as cancer, lupus, or various heart conditions.
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Her problem was arthritis and degenerative diseases of the heart.
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In cases with massive deposits, there were degenerative changes in muscle fibres, with muscle tissue being replaced by amyloid.
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Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that causes tremors and muscle rigidity among other symptoms.
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Suddenly everything seems to cause cancer or degenerative heart disease or premature loss of memory.
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The new discipline thus has the capacity to lead the way to breakthroughs in the treatment of any number of degenerative diseases.
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These degenerative diseases - spongiform encephalopathies - have been linked to the production of abnormal proteins in the brain.