| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DISINTEGRATIONS | Acts of deteriorating |
| deterioration | the act of deteriorating |
| deteriorations | DETERIORATION, the act of deteriorating |
| satisfactory | (of a patient in a hospital) Not deteriorating or likely to die |
| stablest | (of a patient or a medical condition) Not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation |
| ratchets | A situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps |
