hairy cell leukemia a form of chronic leukemia marked by splenomegaly and by an abundance of abnormal large mononuclear cells covered by hairlike villi (hairy cells) in the bone marrow, spleen, liver, and peripheral blood.
A set of orbitals are said to be degenerate if they all have the same energy. This degeneracy can sometimes be lifted by external electric or magnetic fields.
Degeneration. go to hell in a handbasket To indulge in petty or sporadic dissipation; to carouse occasionally, in a small way; to degenerate bit by bit; gradually to go downhill morally. This slang expression is often used to describe typically adolescent anti-social behavior, usually of a temporary nature.egeneration. n. 1. the process of degenerating. 2. the state of being degenerate. 3. (Biology) biology the loss of specialization, function, or structure by organisms and their parts, as in the development of vestigial organs.