Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT). Guide. An alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. ALT is found mainly in the liver, but also in smaller amounts in the kidneys, heart, muscles, and pancreas. ALT was formerly called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
Definition of degeneration. 1  1 : degenerate (see 1degenerate) condition. 2  2 : a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state the country's degeneration into chaos â¦ enacts the degeneration of politics into televisual entertainment â¦ â Linda Holt.
Gambler, degenerate gambler. Refers to card players, racetrack bums, bookies, dice & craps shooters, proposition (prop) bettors. Gamblers consider other gamblers degens, but not themselves usually. Card players consider sports bettors degens..Sports bettors consider slot machine players degens.Etc.haracterised by a willingness to decline in financial, mental and physical health on an ongoing basis, often by means of his or her chosen party favor. A degen is one step above the dero or derelict in the scale of madness.