neurodegeneration

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ degeneration.

Noun

neurodegeneration (countable and uncountable, plural neurodegenerations)

  1. The degeneration (and death) of neurons.
    • 2008, “Magnetization Transfer Imaging”, in M. Filippi, M. Rovaris, G. Comi, editors, Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 47:
      Although conventional MRI cannot establish the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques are making it possible to study these processes in vivo.

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See also

  • neurodegenerative disease
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