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 degeneration transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change 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 regress, retroversion, regression, reversion reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"

retrogression

noun

A return to a former, usually worse condition:

regression, retrogradation, reversion.

Translations

rétrogression abâtardissement

retrogression

[ˌretrəʊˈgreʃən] N → retroceso m, retrogradación f

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retrogression

n (= backward movement) → rückläufige Bewegung; (= deterioration) → Rückentwicklung f

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ret·ro·gres·sion

n. retrogresión, regreso a un estado más primitivo de desarrollo.

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