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Vinony

neurodegeneration

noun

  1. nervous system disease
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Wiktionary

noun

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 degeneration English neurodegeneration From neuro- + degeneration.

  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.”