ascending degeneration


as·cend·ing de·gen·er·a·tion

1. retrograde degeneration of an injured nerve fiber; that is, toward the nerve cell of the fiber; 2. spinal cord degeneration that begins in one region and then progresses cephalad.

as·cend·ing de·gen·er·a·tion

(ă-send'ing dĕ-jen'ĕr-ā'shŭn) 1. Retrograde degeneration of an injured nerve fiber; i.e., toward the nerve cell body.2. Degeneration cephalad to a spinal cord lesion.

ascending degeneration

Nerve fiber degeneration progressing to the center from the periphery.See also: degeneration