Medical Dictionary

deterioration

noun de·te·ri·o·ra·tion \di-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈrā-shən\

Medical Definition of DETERIORATION

:  the action or process of deteriorating :  the state of having deteriorated <personality deterioration> <neurological deterioration>

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