degenerative disease

基本解释

Retinitis pigmentosa is a degenerative disease in which light receptors in the retina, on the back of the eyeball, gradually cease to function.
患有色素性视网膜炎是一种退行性疾病,光接收器在视网膜上,背面的眼球,逐渐停止功能。
Bateman said he’s hopeful that his research on drug therapies for the bone degenerative disease osteoporosis will one day help both astronauts and cancer patients here on Earth.
贝特曼表示，他相信目前对于骨骼退化病骨质疏松症的药物疗法研究最终将造福于宇航员及癌症患者。
"There is therefore a need to take into account dietary habits when designing studies to assess the association between flavonoid-rich foods, antioxidant activity and degenerative disease," they add.
他们还补充说：“因此，在设计研究评估富含类黄酮的食物、抗氧化活性和变性疾病之间联系时，有必要将饮食习惯考虑进去。”

Millions of people in the United States suffer from osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease.
In the early 1990s, Klug had been diagnosed with a rare disease known as Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a rare degenerative liver condition that requires a transplant.

The vast majority die at a young age, and most are never rescued from the specter of degenerative disease.
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He knew that his powers were diminishing—he disclosed last year that he was suffering from Parkinson's, a degenerative disease.
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