This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Degenerative disease is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
A degenerative disease is a disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs will progressively deteriorate over time, whether due to normal bodily wear or lifestyle choices such as exercise or eating habits. Degenerative diseases are often contrasted with infectious diseases.
Some Examples of Degenerative Diseases
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), e.g., Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Norrie disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Prostatitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Shy-Drager syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
See also
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 13 July 2008, at 18:22.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Degenerative disease".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.