neurodegeneration

noun

The degeneration (and death) of neurons.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounneurodegeneration (countable and uncountable, plural neurodegenerations)

plural neurodegenerations

  1. countableuncountableThe degeneration (and death) of neurons.

    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, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishdegeneration
  7. Englishneurodegeneration

From neuro- + degeneration.

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Translations

French neurodégénérescence
  • neurodégénérescencethe degeneration and death of neurons
Greek νευροεκφυλισμός, νευροεκφύλιση
  • νευροεκφυλισμός (nevroekfylismós)the degeneration and death of neurons
  • νευροεκφύλιση (nevroekfýlisi)the degeneration and death of neurons
Russian нейродегенерация
  • нейродегенерация (nejrodegeneracija)the degeneration and death of neurons
Ukrainian нейродегенера́ція
  • нейродегенера́ція (nejrodehenerácija)the degeneration and death of neurons
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APA

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Chicago

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