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Chris -- 2018-04-11
“The next year I was diagnosed with Matricular degeneration in the eyes.”
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This one is new. I found a few examples online, such as:
Now, let’s see…you have high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis but more importantly, positive genetic tags for vascular/heart disease, Alzheimer’s, matricular degeneration and three types of cancer, prostate, esophageal and colon.
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Vitamin D is also an antibiotic, as well as being beneficial for eczema, insomnia, matricular degeneration, periodontal disease, and hearing loss.
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But I was sorry to read what you said about S. King having matricular degeneration.
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I can’t think of any plausible meaning connection, so it’s apparently not an eggcorn. Cute malapropism, though.
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I’d think it would (clearly) be degeneration of the matrix of the eye. It’s the hits for masticular and mascular degeneration that are puzzling.
Last edited by David Bird (2015-12-29 18:16:16)
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David Bird wrote:
I’d think it would (clearly) be degeneration of the matrix of the eye.
Oh, then maybe it is an eggcorn for some.
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I’ve heard “molecular degeneration” a lot for this, and I think that’s just a case of people replacing an obscure term with a more common one.
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