- Alz·hei·mer's disease
- /ˈɑːltsˌhaımɚz-/ noun [noncount]: a disease of the brain that causes people to slowly lose their memory and mental abilities as they grow old — called also Alzheimer's
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Alz·hei·mer's disease
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Alz|hei|mer's disease — «LTS HY muhrz», a form of senile psychosis found at an early age, characterized by progressive deterioration of memory and other mental activity: »Alzheimer s disease…is believed to be irreversible (New York Times). ╂[< Alois Alzheimer, 1864… … Useful english dictionary
Alzheimer's disease — Alz·hei·mer s disease älts .hī mərz , ȯlts , alts , alz also Alzheimer disease mər n a degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia, that usu. starts in late middle age or in old age as a memory loss for… … Medical dictionary
Alzheimer's disease — Alz′hei•mer s disease [[t]ˈɑlts haɪ mərz, ˈælts , ˈɔlts [/t]] n. pat a common form of dementia of unknown cause, usu. beginning in late middle age, characterized by progressive memory loss and mental deterioration associated with brain damage •… … From formal English to slang
Alzheimer disease (dementia) etc. — Alz·hei·mer disease (dementia), etc. (awltzґhi mər) [Alois Alzheimer, German neurologist, 1864–1915] see primary degenerative dementia, under dementia, and see under cell and disease, and at Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
Alzheimer'sdisease — Alz·hei·mer s disease (ältsʹhī mərz, ăltsʹ , ôltsʹ , ôlzʹ ) n. A disease marked by the loss of cognitive ability, generally over a period of 10 to 15 years, and associated with the development of abnormal tissues and protein deposits in the… … Universalium
