(physics) matter which has sufficiently high density that the dominant contribution to its pressure arises from the Pauli exclusion principle.

simple past tense and past participle of degenerate

present participle of degenerate

A disease of the retina of the eye resulting in loss of central vision.

plural of degeneracy

In a degenerate manner

(pathology) The degeneration of cellular tissue to form a mass of glassy, homogenous material

degeneration

(medicine) A process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron's cell body degenerates distal to the injury.

(obsolete) Degenerate; base.