Synonyms & related words for neurodegenerative

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of neurodegenerative. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to neurodegenerative

Explore words related to neurodegenerative — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include parkinsonism, parkinsonian, degenerative, neurological, neuropathology, neuropath, neurologic, leukodystrophy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does neurodegenerative come from?

The word neurodegenerative breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: neuro, from Greek neuron (“nerve”); de-, from Latin de- (“down, away, reversal”); gener, from Latin genus (“to beget, produce, kind”); and -ative, from Latin -ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.