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neurodegenerative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • neurodegenerative disease

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English degenerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English degenerative English neurodegenerative From neuro- + degenerative.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: neurodegeneratiu — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • French: neurodégénératif — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Galician: neurodexenerativo — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Greek: νευροεκφυλιστικός (nevroekfylistikós) — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Italian: neurodegenerativo — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Polish: neurodegeneracyjny — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Portuguese: neurodegenerativo — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Romanian: neurodegenerativ — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Slovak: neurodegeneratívny — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Spanish: neurodegenerativo — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
  • Ukrainian: нейродегенерати́вний (nejrodeheneratývnyj) — pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells
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