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
Biological degeneration refers to a structural or compositional change in a tissue or organ that prevents the tissue or organ from doing its job Although the causes of degeneration in the human body are often unknown, malnutrition and stress play a role
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
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; as, fatty degeneration of the liver