descending degeneration


de·scend·ing de·gen·er·a·tion

1. wallerian degeneration of an injured nerve fiber; that is, degeneration distal to the lesion; 2. degeneration caudal to the level of a spinal cord lesion.

de·scend·ing de·gen·er·a·tion

(dĕ-send'ing dĕ-jen'ĕr-ā'shŭn) 1. Orthograde (wallerian) degeneration of an injured nerve fiber; i.e., distal to the lesion. 2. Degeneration caudal to the level of a spinal cord lesion.

descending degeneration

Nerve fiber degeneration progressing toward the periphery from the original lesion.See also: degeneration