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degeneration 1. Biology the loss of specialization, function, or structure by organisms and their parts, as in the development of vestigial organs 2. Biology a. impairment or loss of the function and structure of cells or tissues, as by disease or injury, often leading to death (necrosis) of the involved part b. the resulting condition 3. Electronics negative feedback of a signal How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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--And we always suspect degeneration when the bestowing soul is lacking. I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity. Drinking is one form of the many forms of degeneration that set in when white men are exposed too long to too much white light. |
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