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Medical Term:

degenerate

Pronunciation: dē-jen′ĕr-āt

Definition:

  1. To pass to a lower level of mental, physical, or moral state; to fall below the normal or acceptable type or state.
  2. Below the normal or acceptable; that which has passed to a lower level.

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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