NEURON DEGENERATION
\njˈuːɹɒn dɪd͡ʒˌɛnəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \njˈuːɹɒn dɪdʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən], \n_j_ˈuː_ɹ_ɒ_n d_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Loss of functional activity and trophic degeneration of nerve axons and their terminal arborizations following the destruction of their cells of origin or interruption of their continuity with these cells. The pathology is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. Often the process of nerve degeneration is studied in research on neuroanatomical localization and correlation of the neurophysiology of neural pathways.
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