Medical Dictionary
degrade
vt de·grade \di-ˈgrād\
de·grad·edde·grad·ing
Medical Definition of DEGRADE
: to reduce the complexity of (a chemical compound) by splitting off one or more groups or larger components : decompose <cellulose is degraded by the action of some bacteria>
intransitive verb
: to undergo chemical degradation
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