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neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration noun: the degeneration (and death) of neurons.

Noun

neurodegeneration (countable and uncountable, plural neurodegenerations)

  1. The degeneration (and death) of neurons.
    • Although conventional MRI cannot establish the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques are making it possible to study these processes in vivo.2008, “Magnetization Transfer Imaging”, in M. Filippi, M. Rovaris, G. Comi, editors, Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 47
    • PQQ was potentially effective for preventing cognitive deficit in neurodegeneration caused by oxidative stress [12].2010 October 10, Yanyan Kong et al., “Preparation of 99mTc-PQQ and preliminary biological evaluation for the NMDA receptor”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 287, →DOI...

Forms of neurodegeneration

pluralneurodegenerations

Origin of neurodegeneration

From neuro- + degeneration.

Questions about neurodegeneration

What does neurodegeneration mean?
Neurodegeneration means the degeneration (and death) of neurons.
What part of speech is neurodegeneration?
Neurodegeneration is a noun.
What is the plural of neurodegeneration?
The plural of neurodegeneration is neurodegenerations.

Words near neurodegeneration in the dictionary

  1. neurode
  2. neurodeficit
  3. neurodeficits
  4. neurodegenerated
  5. neurodegenerating
  6. neurodegeneration
  7. neurodegenerations
  8. neurodegenerative
  9. neurodegeneratively
  10. neurodegenerescence
  11. neurodegradation

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