[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the process of degenerating.", "the condition or state of being degenerate.", "Pathology.a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds of tissue.the condition produced by such a process.", "a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds of tissue.", "the condition produced by such a process."]}]