Progressive Disease

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PD
Pronunciation
/prəˈgrɛsɪv dɪˈziz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. Objective : Type-2 diabetes is a progressive disease.
  2. Heroin induced spongiform leukoencephalopathy is a progressive disease that was first described in the Netherlands in1982.
  3. It was a progressive disease and he would suffer more and more.
  4. Multiple sclerosis ( MS ) is a progressive disease in which the body's immune system malfunctions and can eventually lead to paralysis or even death.
  5. The overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor and its ligands correlates with rapidly progressive disease and resistance to chemotherapy.

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