retrogression
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ret·ro·gress
(rĕt′rə-grĕs′, rĕt′rə-grĕs′)intr.v. ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es
1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.
2. To go or move backward.
[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
ret′ro·gres′sion (-grĕsh′ən) adj.
ret′ro·gres′sive adj.
re′tro·gres′sive·ly adv.
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ret•ro•gres•sion
(ˌrɛ trəˈgrɛʃ ən)n.
1. the act of retrogressing; movement backward.
2. Biol. degeneration; passing from a more complex to a simpler structure.
[1640–50]
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Noun | 1. | retrogression - passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form abiotrophy - a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury cataplasia - (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form |
2. | retrogression - returning to a former state reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function" |
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retrogression
nounA return to a former, usually worse condition:
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ret·ro·gres·sion
n. retrogresión, regreso a un estado más primitivo de desarrollo.
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