Definition of "degenerative" []

• Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by degeneration: a degenerative disease. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "- A rise in degenerative spinal conditions, which could be a result of demanding physical labor"
• "Diet For The Chronically Ill. The chronically ill person has a long-term degenerative condition that is not immediately life threatening."
• "The most common arthritis affecting hips and knees, the two joints we will focus on here, is known as degenerative arthritis or osteoarthritis OA."