degeneration
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That doctor looked at the back of Kekoa’s eyes and diagnosed him with myopic degeneration, a dramatic form of nearsightedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The second protein, SARM1 -- short for Sterile Alpha and TIR Motif-containing 1 -- has long been linked to axon degeneration.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
Vivien Hillgrove, writer, producer and first-time director on this film, was enjoying a 50-year career of movie editing when she started losing her sight to a form of macular degeneration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
To qualify, patients must be between the ages of 55-90 and have advanced dry age-related macular degeneration along with geographic atrophy, a condition in which RPE cells are damaged or no longer function properly.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026
It’s a fascinating study of the degeneration of the human spirit.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
Vocabulary lists containing degeneration
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