neurodegenerative

American  

[noor-oh-di-jen-er-uh-tiv] / ˌnʊr oʊ dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv /

adjective

1. (of a disease or its symptoms) relating to or characterized by the degeneration of the nervous system.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-neurodegenerative
  adjective
• non-neurodegenerative
  adjective

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neurodegenerative

Rams players are increasingly aware of the risks of playing their sport, especially as it relates to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative brain disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Protecting brain cells from destruction remains one of the biggest challenges in treating Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Despite the underwhelming data, the approval has given companies more confidence as they go after more ambitious targets in cancer, autoimmune and neurodegenerative spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Disruptions to cortisol regulation have been linked to a host of neurodegenerative disorders, and depression.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The results point to both lipid metabolism and cellular waste removal systems as potential therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

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