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Amyloid degenerationAmyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum
starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of
various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an
albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and
sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous
degeneration. Caseous degenerationCaseous Ca"se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the
qualities of cheese; cheesy.
Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous or
consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation
are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither
absorbed nor organized. Degenerationist
Degenerationist De*gen`er*a"tion*ist, n. (Biol.)
A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary
degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that
savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
Fatty degenerationFatty Fat"ty, a.
Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy;
gross; as, a fatty substance.
Fatty acid (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of
monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so
called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic
acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves
fatlike substances.
Fatty clays. See under Clay.
Fatty degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition, in which
the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are
so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the
efficient parts of these organs.
Fatty heart, Fatty liver, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver,
etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration
or infiltration.
Fatty infiltration (Med.), a condition in which there is an
excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without
destruction of any essential parts of the latter.
Fatty tumor (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose
tissue; lipoma. Fibroid degenerationFibroid Fi"broid, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)
Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,
fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.
Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which
organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption
associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the
lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the
pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. Mucoid degenerationMucoid Mu"coid, a. [Mucus + -oid.]
Resembling mucus. --Dunglison.
Mucoid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the
tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance
resembling mucus. --Quain. Pigmentary degenerationPigmental Pig*men"tal, Pigmentary Pig"men*ta*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments.
--Dunglison.
Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which
an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues. Wallerian degeneration
Wallerian degeneration Wal*le"ri*an de*gen`er*a"tion (Med.)
A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result
of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who
published an account of it in 1850.
Waxy degenerationWaxy Wax"y, a.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. ``Waxy
to persuasion.' --Bp. Hall.
Waxy degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under
Amyloid.
Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver
affected by waxy degeneration. waxy or lardaceous degenerationAmyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum
starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of
various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an
albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and
sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous
degeneration.
Meaning of Degeneration from wikipedia
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Macular degeneration, also
known as age-related
macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), is a
medical condition which may
result in
blurred or no
vision in...
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degenerative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Degeneracy, degenerate, or
degeneration may
refer to:
Degenerate (album), a 2010
album by the
British band Trigger...
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Social degeneration was a
widely influential concept at the
interface of the
social and
biological sciences in the 18th and 19th centuries.
During the...
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Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a rare
neurodegenerative disease involving the
cerebral cortex and the
basal ganglia. CBD
symptoms typically begin in...
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Dégénération" (English: "
Degeneration") is a 2008 song by
French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the
first single from her
seventh studio album...
- Zenker's
degeneration is a
severe gl****y or waxy
hyaline degeneration or
necrosis of
skeletal muscles in
acute infectious diseases; a
prototype of coagulative...
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Lattice degeneration is a
disease of the
human eye
wherein the
peripheral retina becomes atrophic in a
lattice pattern. Usually, this
happens slowly over...
- two
types of
cerebellar degeneration;
paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, and
alcoholic or
nutritional cerebellar degeneration. As the
cerebellum contributes...
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frontotemporal degeneration disease or
frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder, encomp****es
several types of
dementia involving the
progressive degeneration of the...
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Degeneration is
deterioration in the
medical sense. Generally, it is the
change from a
higher to a
lower form. More specifically, it is the
change of tissue...
