Degenerative (redirected from degenerative myopathy)

de·gen·er·a·tive (d-jnr--tv)

adj.

Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by degeneration.

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Degenerative

Degenerative disorders involve progressive impairment of both the structure and function of part of the body.

Mentioned in: Shy-Drager Syndrome

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degenerative

pertaining to or emanating from degeneration. See also arthropathy, axonopathy, encephalomalacia, degenerative joint disease, myeloencephalopathy, myopathy, osteoarthritis.

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avian degenerative joint disease

common in coxofemoral joints of mature male turkeys and meat chickens.

degenerative disease

a disease in which the sole pathogenesis is degeneration; that is without the intervention of other pathogeneses, e.g. inflammation, traumatic injury, neoplasia.

degenerative joint disease

see degenerative joint disease.

degenerative left shift

an increase in immature neutrophilic granulocytes, in excess of mature cells of the series, with a normal or increased white blood cell count. A poor prognostic sign, indicating an inability of the bone marrow to respond adequately to infection.

degenerative myopathy

due to ischemia in well-conditioned cattle which are recumbent for 24 hours or more; affected muscles are pale, the serum creatine phosphokinase and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase levels are markedly elevated for brief periods; commonly the condition is irreversible.

degenerative myopathy of turkeys

see deep pectoral myopathy.

degenerative osteoarthritis

probably inherited in cattle; degeneration with erosion of joint surfaces, especially the stifle joint, and especially in Holstein-Friesian and Jersey cattle. Lameness develops gradually in adults, accompanied by local muscle atrophy, joint enlargement.

degenerative pannus

see chronic superficial keratitis.