senile deterioration
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senile dementia — n a mental disorder of old age esp. of the degenerative type associated with Alzheimer s disease called also senile psychosis * * * loss of the intellectual faculties often associated with behavioural deterioration, beginning for the first time… … Medical dictionary
senile dementia — ► NOUN ▪ severe mental deterioration in old age, characterized by loss of memory and lack of control of bodily functions … English terms dictionary
senile — [sē′nīl΄, sen′īl΄] adj. [L senilis < senex, old: see SENATE] 1. a) of, typical of, or resulting from old age: now chiefly medical b) showing the marked deterioration often accompanying old age, esp. mental impairment characterized by confusion … English World dictionary
deterioration — The process or condition of becoming worse. [L. deterior, worse] alcoholic d. dementia occurring in persons chronically addicted to alcohol. See chronic alcoholism. senile d. a slowly progressing decline in physical and mental health, apparently… … Medical dictionary
senile — /see nuyl, nil, sen uyl/, adj. 1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. 2. of or belonging to old age or aged persons;… … Universalium
senile — adjective a) of, or relating to old age b) exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering See Also: senate, senator, senescence … Wiktionary
senile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. aged, infirm, feeble, declining; see old 1 , sick . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. disoriented, mentally deficient, forgetful, demented, feebleminded, *slipping, confused, in one s dotage, deteriorating. ANT.: sharp,… … English dictionary for students
senile — se•nile [[t]ˈsi naɪl, ˈsɛn aɪl[/t]] adj. 1) cvb showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease 2) cvb of or belonging to old age or aged… … From formal English to slang
sénilité — [ senilite ] n. f. • 1832; de sénile ♦ Ensemble des aspects pathologiques et régressifs caractéristiques de la vieillesse. Sénilité précoce. ● sénilité nom féminin (de sénile) Détérioration pathologique des facultés physiques et psychiques d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
seniledementia — senile dementia n. A progressive, abnormally accelerated deterioration of mental faculties and emotional stability in old age, occurring especially in Alzheimer s disease. * * * … Universalium
