degeneration
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Solicitor-advocate Stephen Biggam, defending, said MacPherson was deaf and suffering from the eye condition macular degeneration.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A diagnosis of CTE requires evidence of degeneration of brain tissue that can only be seen during an autopsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"If the degeneration of the mitral valve becomes severe, surgery to repair or replace the valve is needed."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Medicines can ease symptoms and help manage complications, but they cannot reverse the underlying degeneration of the mitral valve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
A peek at the entries for these words in any dictionary will show that Macdonald was wrong about the inevitable degeneration of a language that is not policed by lexicographers.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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