de·gen·er·a·tive
adjective/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv/
/dɪˈdʒenərətɪv/
(specialist)- (of an illness) getting or likely to get worse as time passes
（随着时间的推移）变性的，退行性的 - degenerative diseases such as arthritis
诸如关节炎之类的变性病
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDegenerative is used with these nouns:- arthritis
- condition
- disease
- …
- degenerative diseases such as arthritis