degenerative disease
Worsening bodily condition
A degenerative disease is a medical condition in which tissues or organs progressively deteriorate over time, typically worsening as a person ages.
Such diseases involve the gradual breakdown of cells or structures that the body cannot adequately repair or replace.
Common examples include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and osteoarthritis.
The doctor explained that her degenerative disease would require ongoing management rather than a cure.
Most degenerative diseases are chronic conditions that can be slowed but not reversed.
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
- osteoarthritisCartilage breakdown in joints
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
chronic illness · muscle wasting · rheumatoid arthritis · terminal diagnosis · quality of life · joint pain · dementia · congestive heart failure · ALS · nerve damage · multiple sclerosis · sickle cell anemia · neurodegeneration
- pathologycancer, infection, tumor, lesion, lesions
- ancient diseasestuberculosis, leprosy, syphilis, malaria, rickets
- paleodemographyage at death, mortality rates, fertility rates, population estimates, life expectancy
- skeletal analysishuman remains, osteology, long bones, sex determination, bone age
- Terminal Illnessterminal cancer, terminal diagnosis, end-stage, dying, metastatic cancer
degenerative diseaseacute illness
Rapid-onset, short-duration disease
stable condition · acute infection · acute injury · healing process · recovery
degenerative diseasetissue regeneration
Biological self-repair of damage
regeneration · healing · recovery · tissue repair · repair
degenerative diseasetraumatic injury
Harm from external force
infectious disease · toxic exposure · physical trauma · accidental injury · congenital condition
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