degeneracy

English

Etymology

degenerate +‎ -cy

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹəsi/

Noun

degeneracy (countable and uncountable, plural degeneracies)

  1. The state of being degenerate (in all senses).
    • 1893, Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, United States. Office of Education, page 133:
      Inveterate abuse of drinking in nonhereditarily disposed persons creates a degeneracy like the hereditary.
  2. (neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted.
    Coordinate term: compensation

Translations
degeneration — see degeneration
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