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degenerative disc disease

degenerative disc disease noun: a medical condition typically associated with normal aging, and characterized by anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine.

Noun

degenerative disc disease (uncountable)

  1. A medical condition typically associated with normal aging, and characterized by anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine.
    Synonyms:
    DDD

Synonyms of degenerative disc disease

Questions about degenerative disc disease

What does degenerative disc disease mean?
Degenerative disc disease means a medical condition typically associated with normal aging, and characterized by anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine.
What part of speech is degenerative disc disease?
Degenerative disc disease is a noun.

Words near degenerative disc disease in the dictionary

  1. degenerationism
  2. degenerationist
  3. degenerationists
  4. degenerations
  5. degenerative
  6. degenerative disc disease
  7. degenerative feedback
  8. degenerative joint disease
  9. degeneratively
  10. degenered
  11. DeGeneres

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