heredodegenerative

adjective

Both hereditary and degenerative.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

adjectiveheredodegenerative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineBoth hereditary and degenerative.
    1 more example

    In one of the largest series of lingual dystonia cases, Esper et al. reported that 41% of cases were secondary to medications, 18% heredodegenerative and post encephalitic, 12% generalized dystonia and 29% focal primary lingual dystonia. Similarly, tremor of the tongue can be caused by parkinsonism, alcoholism and thyrotoxicosis.

    2015, Neera Choudhary et al., “Isolated lingual involvement in Wilson's disease”, in Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, volume 6, →DOI

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