Aging
Aging noun - The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.
Deterioration and aging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deterioration" instead a noun "Aging".
Deterioration
Deterioration noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
Aging and deterioration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aging" instead a noun "Deterioration".
Both words in one sentence
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Sometimes as a result of using evil (or sometimes merely questionable) means to preserve youth, or from an encounter with a dark force that causes immediate aging and deterioration, usually resulting in death soon after.
Source: Rapid Aging - In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Deadly Years", Kirk insists that he is still capable of command, because the mental deterioration caused by his Rapid Aging has left him unaware of just how badly his faculties have decayed.
Source: Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance -
Rapid Aging: The short-lived people of Windermere rapidly grow older after reaching adulthood, until, by age 30, they begin to suffer some kind of skin deterioration as they reach the end of their lives.
Source: Anime / Macross Delta
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