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degenerative disc disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
de-gen-er-a-tive dis-c dis-ease
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
11
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What does degenerative disc disease mean?
A medical condition typically associated with normal aging, and characterized by anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine.

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