degenerative

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The degenerative brain disease is linked to repeated blows to the head and causes an increased risk of mental illness.

From BBC

Also posted to the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” singer’s Instagram account, the statement said that Snider “has had several surgeries over the years” to help manage his degenerative arthritis.

From Los Angeles Times

Li, who suffers from a genetic degenerative condition that progressively weakens muscles, relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe, but grows celery with the help of his 62-year-old mother.

From Barron's

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects about one in five adults in the United States and generates an estimated $65 billion each year in direct health care costs.

From Science Daily

The diagnosis on the death certificate, according to the doctor who signed it off, was "degenerative neurological condition of unknown cause".

From BBC