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  2. Deterioration - Wikipedia

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  3. Decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Ants eating a dead snake. Decomposition begins at the moment of death, caused by two factors: autolysis, the breaking down of tissues by the body's own internal chemicals and enzymes, and putrefaction, the breakdown of tissues by bacteria.

  4. Decompensation - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated," it is able to function despite stressors or defects.

  5. Environmental degradation - Wikipedia

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    Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be deleterious or undesirable.

  6. Wear and tear - Wikipedia

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    This neglected boot was ruined by a combination of wear and tear and extraordinary exposure to weather.. Wear and tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal wear or aging.

  7. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly . [ 3 ]

  8. Hindi Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Thus, a Phonetic Roman Alphabet converter is also available on the Hindi Wikipedia, so the Roman keyboard can be used to contribute in Hindi, without having to use any special Hindi-typing software. Hindi Wikipedia is the second most popular Wikipedia in India after the English version. More than 85% of Wikipedia pageviews from India are to the ...

  9. Software rot - Wikipedia

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    Software rot (bit rot, code rot, software erosion, software decay, or software entropy) is the degradation, deterioration, or loss of the use or performance of software over time. From a software user experience perspective, it is operating environmental evolution inclusive of hardware.