Definition of retrogression Retrogression
ret•ro•gres•sion
We found 5 definitions of retrogression from 3 different sources.
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What does retrogression mean?
WordNet
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| retrogression - returning to a former state | ||
| regression, regress, reversion, retroversion | ||
| reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function" | ||
| retrogression - passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||
| degeneration | ||
| transmutation, transformation, shift an act that changes the form or character or substance of something | ||
| abiotrophy a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- retrogression (n.)
The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation. - retrogression (n.)
Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism.
Part of speech
🔤- retrogression, noun, singular of retrogressions.
