[医] 衰老, 老



senescent
[ adj ]
growing old
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Senescent \Se*nes"cent\, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere
to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.]
Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was
senescent.'' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.'' --Lowell.