Medical Dictionary

degradation

noun deg·ra·da·tion \ˌdeg-rə-ˈdā-shən\

Medical Definition of DEGRADATION

:  change of a chemical compound to a less complex compound
deg·ra·da·tive \ˈdeg-rə-ˌdāt-iv\ adjective

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