degeneration

1. (countable, uncountable, usually)The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.

   Entartung

   вырожде́ниеvyroždénije, упа́докupádok

2. (uncountable, usually)That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.

   fatty degeneration of the liver

   Degeneration

   дегенера́цияdegenerácija

3. (uncountable, usually)Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.

   вырожде́ниеvyroždénije, дегенера́цияdegenerácija

4. (countable, usually)A thing that has degenerated.

1. Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.

   deAltersbedingte Makuladegeneration kann zur Erblindung führen.

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2. With the deteriorating ethos, even seemingly trivial matters have caused a further degeneration of the situation.

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3. In the deteriorating atmosphere, even seemingly trivial matters have caused a further degeneration of the situation.

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4. Macular degeneration primarily affects Caucasian people, usually those with light colored eyes.

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