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Amyloid degeneration
Amyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.
Caseous degeneration
Caseous Ca"se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither absorbed nor organized.
Degender
Degender De*gen"der, Degener De*gen"er, v. i. [See Degenerate.] To degenerate. [Obs.] ``Degendering to hate.' --Spenser. He degenereth into beastliness. --Joye.
Degener
Degender De*gen"der, Degener De*gen"er, v. i. [See Degenerate.] To degenerate. [Obs.] ``Degendering to hate.' --Spenser. He degenereth into beastliness. --Joye.
Degeneracy
Degeneracy De*gen"er*a*cy, n. [From Degenerate, a.] 1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse. Willful degeneracy from goodness. --Tillotson. 2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness. Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery. --Addison. To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy. --S. Clarke.
Degenerately
Degenerately De*gen"er*ate*ly, adv. In a degenerate manner; unworthily.
Degenerateness
Degenerateness De*gen"er*ate*ness, n. Degeneracy.
Degenerationist
Degenerationist De*gen`er*a"tion*ist, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
Degenerative
Degenerative De*gen"er*a*tive, a. Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
Degenerous
Degenerous De*gen"er*ous, a. [L. degener. See Degenerate.] Degenerate; base. [Obs.] ``Degenerous passions.' --Dryden. ``Degenerous practices.' --South.
Degenerously
Degenerously De*gen"er*ous*ly, adv. Basely. [Obs.]
Fatty degeneration
Fatty Fat"ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. Fatty acid (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves fatlike substances. Fatty clays. See under Clay. Fatty degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition, in which the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the efficient parts of these organs. Fatty heart, Fatty liver, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver, etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration or infiltration. Fatty infiltration (Med.), a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without destruction of any essential parts of the latter. Fatty tumor (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose tissue; lipoma.
Fibroid degeneration
Fibroid Fi"broid, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.
Mucoid degeneration
Mucoid Mu"coid, a. [Mucus + -oid.] Resembling mucus. --Dunglison. Mucoid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. --Quain.
Pigmentary degeneration
Pigmental Pig*men"tal, Pigmentary Pig"men*ta*ry, a. Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. --Dunglison. Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.
Wallerian degeneration
Wallerian degeneration Wal*le"ri*an de*gen`er*a"tion (Med.) A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850.
Waxy degeneration
Waxy Wax"y, a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. ``Waxy to persuasion.' --Bp. Hall. Waxy degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under Amyloid. Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration.
waxy or lardaceous degeneration
Amyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.

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- Look up Degen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Degen may refer to: Swiss degen, a type of short sword of the late medieval and Renaissance period the...
- Degen is a surname of Swiss, German or Croatian origin. There are numerous unrelated families sharing the name, which can originate in a number of given...
- Philipp Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer. Degen was usually a right back who could also play at left back or on...
- Dêgên (Tibetan: བདེ་ཆེན་; Chinese: 德庆镇; pinyin: Déqìngzhèn) is a town of Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It has...
- Silvije Degen (born 15 June 1942 in Bjelovar) is a Croatian lawyer and politician from Zagreb. Silvije Degen, a native of Zagreb, in 1980s became one of...
- David Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a former Swiss footballer who last pla**** for FC Basel, mostly as a right midfielder, in the Swiss Super League...
- The Swiss degen (Schweizerdegen) was a short sword (Degen), an elongated version of the Swiss dagger, with the same double-crescent shape of the guard...
- The SS-Ehrendegen or SS Honour Sword, also SS-Degen (officially Ehrendegen des Reichsführers SS), is a straight dress sword that was worn with an SS uniform...
- Michael Degen (31 January 1928 – 9 April 2022) was a German-Israeli actor, in film and theatre, as well as a theatre director and writer. Born in Chemnitz...
- Bruce Degen (born June 14, 1945) is an American illustrator and writer with over forty children's books to his credit. He may be known best for illustrating...