| degeneration [di´jen·ǝ`rā·shǝn] ELECTRONICS The loss or gain in an amplifier through unintentional negative feedback. MEDICINE 1. Deterioration of cellular integrity with no sign of response to injury or disease. 2. General deterioration of a physical, mental, or moral state. STATISTICAL MECHANICS A phenomenon which occurs in gases at very low temperatures when the molecular heat drops to less than 3/2 the gas constant. |