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'degenerative'

[degenerative.s.01] as in: (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function

Examples:
degenerative diseases of old age

Origins

					degenerative (English)
├── -ive (English)
│   └── -if (Anglo-Norman)
│       └── -ivus (Latin)
└── degenerate (English)
    └── degeneratus (Latin)