degenerative disorder

Definitions of degenerative disorder

1. noun

   condition leading to progressive loss of function
   types:

   demyelination

   loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function

   dystrophy

   any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition

   MS, disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis

   a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

   Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, paralysis agitans, shaking palsy

   a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

   chorea

   any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

   osteodystrophy

   defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism

   orthochorea

   a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect

   Saint Vitus dance, St. Vitus dance, Sydenham's chorea

   chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever

   tarantism

   a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider

   Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease

   hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

   type of:

   disorder, upset

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning