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.

Related terms

• neurodegenerative

Translations

the degeneration and death of neurons

• French: neurodégénérescence (fr) f
• Greek: νευροεκφυλισμός (el) m (nevroekfylismós), νευροεκφύλιση (el) f (nevroekfýlisi)

See also

• neurodegenerative disease