degenerative

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The parents of a seven-year-old boy who died from a rare degenerative disease will meet politicians in Westminster on Tuesday to call for newborn testing that they say could have saved their son's life.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Participants with degenerative meniscal tears were randomly assigned to receive either partial meniscectomy or sham surgery, and their progress was tracked for 10 years.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

A handful were posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the progressive, degenerative brain disease found in people with a history of repetitive head impacts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

I told her that I have chronic, degenerative, relapsing-remitting inflammobetigoitis.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen